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
He lost and won large sums at horse-racing, and, indeed, he would not take a dare.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various
"Don't let 'em make you take a dare," came in another whisper.
From America First by Greene, Frances Nimmo
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
"She has taught us all to ride, and though she has lost her shape a bit, she has still 'pep' enough to decline to take a dare."
From The Major by Connor, Ralph
