Example Sentences

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So, Emily dares to eat a Big Arch—the whole thing—and the hosts talk about how this kind of PR cannot be bought.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

To the viewer who actually dares to pay attention to a Netflix film, the repetition is shocking, practically comical.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

“I’m not sure that that’s necessarily something that we want to continue to do in the future,” Miller said, since it essentially dares Putin “to think bigger.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“These charges are baseless, they are attempting to silence anyone who dares to speak out, organize or demand justice,” Huerta said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

It cooks up into the sort of tasteless mass one might induce an American child to try once, after a long round of pulled-up noses and double-dog dares.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver