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
I won't take a dare from General Smith.
From Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way by Stoddard, William Osborn
"I never could take a dare," she answered.
From Constance Dunlap by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
His legs they are bare, And he won't take a dare, The life of a scout is bold!
From Tom Slade's Double Dare by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
"I don't know where to begin, but I'm not old enough yet not to take a dare."
From The Vision of Elijah Berl by Nason, Frank Lewis
