have the audacity
Example Sentences
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The aim remains to convince potential adversaries that "if they have the audacity to attack France... there will be an unsustainable price to be paid," the president said.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
“I think it’s important now more than ever for us to be unified and standing up for our rights together. Especially when they have the audacity to try to lie, especially to the public.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
I think it actually sticks the landing so beautifully that it's difficult for me to have the audacity to believe that we're doing anything other than what I think Colleen has already done.
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024
“I didn’t even have the audacity to fantasize about it.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022
Autumn and Ama stare at me, as if they can’t believe that I have the audacity to rock their worlds one more time.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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