dare
verb (used without object)
to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough.
have been daring
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present perfect progressiveof dare.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Though the movie promises to tell a culturally and politically specific story, what could have been daring is ultimately trite, relying on familiar music biopic tropes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
He also gave the chorus a vital role that would have been daring even by the standards of French opera.
From Time Magazine Archive
But to say otherwise in his lifetime would have been daring if not foolish.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
"Sire," replied the Duke of Montausier, "I have been daring enough to receive him in my apartments."
From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
There have been daring people in the world who claimed that Cooper could write English, but they are all dead now—all dead but Lounsbury.
From Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences by Mark Twain
