dare not

Example Sentences

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Now it has spread to a forested area where health workers, who are already coping with short supplies and local suspicions, dare not venture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Despite the ceasefire, we dare not return home yet. We are still frightened," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

She dare not judge a matter that may come before her.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025

It also seems to get the cows buff, but I dare not ask how that happens.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023

In the scorching April heat, many older people become ill from heatstroke and dehydration, but they dare not rest.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung