Example Sentences

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Everyone here in Washington DC is daring to believe the crisis has peaked.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Cena is daring the close-minded gatekeepers populating toxic fandoms to resist his charms, and those of “Peacemaker” by extension.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

The film is daring for not holding back, she said, while admitting that the disturbing story may put some people off.

From Reuters • Apr. 19, 2023

“That is what my heart longs to ask. What is lush? What is bold, what is daring? In which direction lies maximum richness, abundance, delight?”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Now anger is not accounted a principal passion; nor is daring which belongs to fortitude.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint