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
Maggie was not one to take a dare, and she told Jim she would go with him in the morning.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander
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
The others were like bad little boys who wouldn't take a dare.
From Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by McIntyre, John T.
"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.]
