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

"Yes, sir; but, Captain, the man dared me to bet, and I wouldn't take a dare from any man."

From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.

"Yes, you are, if you don't take a dare."

From The Younger Set by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

To take a dare from a man is childish.

From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard

"I never take a dare," replied David calmly, making a lunge for Hippy.

From Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]