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

Like a boy, he cannot take a dare, but fatuously allows the enemy to begin the battle upon an equal footing with his own men.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

“You’re not going to take a dare like that, are you, Frances?” demanded Mrs. Edwards.

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell

Then Jim Leonard mocked him and dared him to tell, and asked him if he would take a dare.

From The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story by Howells, William Dean

"I wouldn't take a dare from you or anybody like you!"

From Tom Slade's Double Dare by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)