: venturesomely bold in action or thought
daringness
noun
: venturesome boldness
Examples of daring in a Sentence
Adjective
a daring reporter who has covered several wars
She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.
a daring plan to steal the famous painting
She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.
ideas that are new and daring
the artist's daring use of color
Noun
Skydiving requires both skill and daring.
He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.
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Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
After the stoppage of play, what had been a daring weeklong pas de deux between this U.S. Open’s entrants and this wonderful old beast of a course devolved into a sopping-wet street fight of survival.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Breakthrough and The Smashing Machine signify more serious roles for the star, who has famously shown off his daring in action projects such as the Fast & Furious franchise and DC's Black Adam.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 30 May 2025
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Adjective
Scattered on the shelves are adventure books from my childhood, with the daring adventurer Biggles from the eponymous British series embarrassingly well represented.
—Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
After the stoppage of play, what had been a daring weeklong pas de deux between this U.S. Open’s entrants and this wonderful old beast of a course devolved into a sopping-wet street fight of survival.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
The plane was at least five thousand pounds over its normal gross weight, but Earhart had coaxed the Electra into the air with her usual casual daring.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Breakthrough and The Smashing Machine signify more serious roles for the star, who has famously shown off his daring in action projects such as the Fast & Furious franchise and DC's Black Adam.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 30 May 2025
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“Daring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daring. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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