How to use dare in a sentence

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• His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.From the entry posthumous
• Touch that weird rock over there, I dare you! —No way!From the entry no way
• How dare you say such a thing to your own flesh and blood?From the entry flesh and blood
• The crusty old professor was overlord of the history department, and few dared to cross his will.From the entry overlord
• "I double dog dare you!" "Oh yeah? Well, I triple dog dare you!"From the entry triple dog dare
• Don't you dare speak to me with that bad language!From the entry bad
• Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!From the entry corrupt
• When asked truth or dare, he picked truth.From the entry truth
• Owing to the prudery of Victorian times, people hardly dared talk about bleeding at all — even privately, let alone publicly.From the entry bleeding
• I triple dog dare you to jump.From the entry triple dog dare
• I double dog dare you to ask her out!From the entry double dog dare
• He dared not go against the King.From the entry go against
• How dare you accuse me like that!From the entry how dare you
• How dare she accuse me like that?From the entry how dare someone
• You wouldn't dare and try me!From the entry try
• A: Truth or dare? B: Dare.From the entry truth or dare
• “The ‘how dare you platform someone you disagree with’ era is over.2025 March 17, Andrew Marantz, quoting Tommy Vietor, “The Battle for the Bros”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN. From the entry platform
• Come check out our booth and experience the horrors for yourself – if you dare!2025 October 24, Emily Haylock, “A Spine-Tingling Hallowe’en PC: TechForge Occult”, in Overclockers UK, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire…. From the entry Hallowe'ekend
• You are saying what we are all thinking but dare not say.2023 September 20, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: And it's goodbye from me...”, in RAIL, page 4. From the entry out loud
• Dare I update my LinkedIn to showcase such a profound new opportunity?2023 October 3, Kate Hoad-Reddick, “I celebrated my parental leave on my LinkedIn, as I would for any new job”, in CBC News, archived from…. From the entry LinkedIn
• We can guarantee that nobody will dare to return tyranny to our continent.2022 September 30, 3:10 from the start, in Ukraine makes NATO membership bid following Putin's annexation of four Ukrainian regions…. From the entry one another
• The latter looked around forlornly for help but none of us dared to get involved.2022 November 24, Simon Scarrow, Warrior: The Druids' Lair: Part Two of the Roman Caratacus series, Headline, →ISBN. From the entry Cadrus
• “Don't you dare, roomie,” he murmured, moving his lips to her jaw.2021, Kate Meader, Dear Roomie: A Grumpy-Sunshine Hockey Romance, United States: Kate Meader LLC, →ISBN, →ISBN. From the entry roomie
• In near-universal rejection of his cold-heartedness, James’ critics responded with a full-throated, Greta Thunbergian “How dare you!”2019 October 24, Fraser P. Seitel, “LeBron and the limits of social responsibility”, in O’Dwyer’s, volume 33, number 7, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry Greta Thunbergian
• Dare I say “Let it go” without images of an animated princess flashing before your eyes?2015 January 18, Mariella Frostrup, “I don’t know how to move on from my first boyfriend”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry overworked
• Think back to the first time you dared think about getting a doctorate.2015, Noelle Sterne, “Sneaking Up on the Dissertation”, in Challenges in Writing Your Dissertation: Coping with the Emotional…. From the entry adrenalined
• Lucky Strike undecks the table, but does not dare touch my cursed china.2013, Troy Blacklaws, Blood Orange. From the entry undeck
• He grins like the little merboy who used to dare me to eat sea slugs.2011, Tera Lynn Childs, Fins Are Forever, Katherine Tegen Books, →ISBN, page 257. From the entry merboy
• And you know he was so 'judgely' looking they wouldn't dare say anything.2010, Bernard Willimann, Franzi: This Is Our Dad, O'pa - Page 136. From the entry judgely
• Youes both crazy!” “Crazy we’z may be, but we’z still living and Ben dare ain’t.”2009 June 1, Sandra Kay, Haunted Secrets, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 248. From the entry ain't
• A few years ago he would not have dared to wear plus fours.2009, Alan Gould, Every Creature of God Is Good, Lulu.com. From the entry plus fours
• She'd dare anyone to say Heath wasn't a real man after that almost-kiss last night.2009 March, Dakota Cassidy, The Accidental Human, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, page 88. From the entry double dog dare

Meaning of dare

1. verb To have enough courage (to do something).
2. verb To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
3. verb To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

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Questions about dare in a sentence

How do you use dare in a sentence?

Dare is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I wouldn't dare (to) argue with my boss.”

What is a short sentence with dare?

“A: Truth or dare? B: Dare.”

What does dare mean?

Dare means to have enough courage (to do something).