- past progressive of dare.
Example Sentences
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It was daring, a bit provocative, yet simple enough to open the doors to let each other in.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2024
Angus, a pupil at Strathallan School in Perthshire, said that, although it's early days, he was daring to dream he could go skiing.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023
Moreover, "Patriot Act’s" Saudi Arabia episode was daring, risky and entirely true.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023
She was daring the cameras, and the viewers, to look away; no one did.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023
The way she was looking at me, it was like she was daring me to blink.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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