audacity
Example Sentences
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Operating on a mixture of audacity, talent, and sheer guts, Bertei became part of the No Wave scene that existed immediately adjacent to the Punk Rock Class of 1975.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
She was made to feel like a "terrible person" for "having the audacity to complain", she added.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
No one has the audacity to try to unseat him, or even to say that he won’t be in charge forever.
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025
And with a most clumsy technique, the audacity and crudeness of which I could hardly believe.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing audacity
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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