daresay
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of daresay
1250–1300; Middle English dar sayen I dare to say
Example Sentences
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"I daresay it's going to offer quite a bit," said Smith in his Christmas Day news conference.
From BBC
“Blast! I’m not quite sure how all of you ended up here in my house. But I daresay it feels perfectly at home having you about. The more the merrier, I suppose!”
From Literature
I daresay they find it infuriating.
From Slate
I daresay we know more about the Beatles than any other pop band in history — their music, their less than private private lives, their fab gear, where they were and what they were doing nearly every day of their eventful career.
From Los Angeles Times
I daresay watermelon is summer’s most darling melon.
From Salon
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