temerity
Example Sentences
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And she was never shy of questioning the very temerity of your questions, secure in her own power and authority despite not being adored by all Scottish voters.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
It is reprisal and revenge against a group that had the temerity to oppose hate wherever it originates.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
That same year, Life magazine quoted an unnamed member of a symphony orchestra griping that Sinatra actually had the temerity to tell them what tempos he wanted his arrangements played in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
How many generals and admirals in the audience were appalled that this talk show host and former major in the National Guard had the temerity to sneer at experienced combat commanders?
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2025
But José Arcadio Segundo, in an unforeseen burst of temerity, stubbornly kept on with the project.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing temerity
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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