Example Sentences

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“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

Just a few weeks ago, they were daring to pull off the first-Test heist in Hyderabad, one of the finest overseas wins in their history.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

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

In Philadelphia, where Holmes was awaiting trial, there were daring sleuths, vengeful insurance companies, a fiery district attorney, a rising legal star, mad scientists, and conniving reporters.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2019

Not little thorns, either, you get me, but knife-size prickles that looked like they were daring you to test them.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia