dare not
Example Sentences
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"Despite the ceasefire, we dare not return home yet. We are still frightened," she told AFP.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
She dare not judge a matter that may come before her.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025
“Some dare not take responsibility, wait timidly for orders from above, and don’t move without being pushed.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
I need to go to the bathroom, but I dare not.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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