I dare say
Idioms-
I venture to assert or affirm, as in I dare say my point of view will be heard . [c. 1300]
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Also, I daresay . I presume or assume to be likely, as in I daresay you'll be invited . This usage is more common in Britain than in America. [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
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The fact that we’ve come around and, by the end of the show, I can’t even say back where we started, I dare say we are worse than where we started.
From Los Angeles Times
"Narcissism has become a stand in in for every attribute people don’t like and every dangerous behavior imaginable. I saw a post about Hitler being a narcissist. I dare say that was the least of his problems," he added.
From Salon
"I saw a post about Hitler being a narcissist. I dare say that was the least of his problems."
From Salon
And the way that I’ve been able to build my climate advocacy work into my climbing career, I dare say that it is something the world needs to hear.
From Seattle Times
"I daren't plug it in, but I dare say it would work."
From BBC
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