was daring
- past progressive of dare.
Example Sentences
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While it was daring in its hard-R riskiness and played on our basest fears, it didn’t reinvent the wheel, or even try to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
One of the very first restaurants I called in order to inquire about a kitchen placement was New York's since-closed Sorella, which had a stunning Italian-American menu that was daring, unique and mouth-watering.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
“Reading the play felt like a conversation, like the playwright was daring me to play along,” said judge Lynett, who won 2021’s Yale Drama Series Prize, in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
While the takeover was not unexpected - there had been tensions between military and civilian leaders who had been sharing power since August 2019 - the timing was daring, and seen as an insult.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2021
The newspaperman was daring the black bourgeoisie in Durham and across the nation to join in a new and more aggressive struggle.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
