take a dare
Example Sentences
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A newlywed pair in 1959 Florida did take a dare from a radio station and spent their two-week honeymoon underground, where the radio station and her parents called them up too many times a day.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2022
The worst of all fools is the one that is afraid to take a dare; and the Twins were—well, let us say they were not yet wide enough awake to know what they were doing.
From The Dozen from Lakerim by Hughes, Rupert
"I never take a dare," returned her husband, and snatched my other hand.
From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Garrison, Adele
The others were like bad little boys who wouldn't take a dare.
From Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by McIntyre, John T.
"I won't take a dare from anybody!" said Hervey, excitedly.
From Tom Slade's Double Dare by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
