were daring
- past progressive of dare.
Example Sentences
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At that time, the families bereaved by the disaster - and the thousands who survived it - were daring to feel optimistic for the first time in more than 20 years.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
“They were daring us to shoot the three. We had a lot of open looks, and they didn’t go down,” Miller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
Lombardi said the Chiefs’ defense was “very difficult to run against. I thought their secondary played rather loose. They were daring us to throw the ball.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
In other words, Manfred and MLB officials were daring the public to say they didn’t try — which is exactly what union leaders said later.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021
My father was glaring at the cars on the expressway as if he were daring them to try, even try dinging up his new pickup.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
