How to Use daring in a Sentence
- She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.
- She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.
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Here's a look at some of the most daring looks.
—Chelsea Stahl, NBC news, 4 May 2026
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Mitchell’s more daring, more poised.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
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No genre of art requires more daring.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
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Moran and his eight band mates mix and match genres with skill and daring.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2023
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For the daring peeps, go on an adventure with your crew.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
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As time went on, Gatlin became more daring.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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For the less daring, there are a total of five trails inside the park.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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There also seems to be something quite daring about it.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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But with a show this daring, a fiery wreck always feels moments away.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
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Meanwhile, those looking for an even more daring look can opt for a pierced style.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
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His daring, sometimes reckless style had caught up to him.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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To try a daring design in a soft way, reach for a soft color palette.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
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Talk about a daring and devilish move.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
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Great with seared scallops, sea bass and squid and for the daring, veal tartare with lemon and ginger.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
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Her dress featured a daring neckline that plunged all the way to her stomach.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
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Swennen has dressed Stewart in some of her most daring looks to date this year.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
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What results -- on record and in concert — is an aural treat of rare depth and daring.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
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The piece featured a slim halterneck tie and a daring front slit that reached the top of her leg.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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Stause showed off her full look— including some daring cut-outs — in other snaps.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
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Both pieces featured a daring lace-up design and a white-on-white floral jacquard print.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
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Stewart's Chanel suit featured a daring, thigh-high slit.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 27 June 2026
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And my feeling is that there have been brilliant and daring sketches that didn’t make the cut that should have.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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The Twilight alum has been taking more daring fashion risks as of late.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
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Kate Hudson stunned in a daring gown while on a recent red carpet.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Keep in mind the daring conical shade directs all light toward the floor.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
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Baring her midriff, the look provides one of the more daring silhouettes of the tour.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
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The model paired her lighter brows with a few daring looks throughout the photoshoot.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
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The bold and daring hero, who leads the battle for justice, is seen for his passion and wisdom.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
- He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.
- Skydiving requires both skill and daring.
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And their greens can be snipped into all sorts of daring ’dos.
—Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2018
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But what saved the boys in the end was planning—and a whole lot of daring.
—J. Weston Phippen, Outside Online, 10 July 2018
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The year of the tiger is a year of power, passion and daring.
—Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022
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Their spontaneity and sense of daring played a key role in the film.
—Martin Dale, Variety, 16 Jan. 2022
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Chili's The chain caused a stir with a daring burger stacked a half a foot high.
—Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 11 June 2018
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The company known for daring played it safe, and the result doesn't score big with us.
—Annie White, Car and Driver, 24 June 2020
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As time goes on, the stakes are raised and relationships forge ahead with much greater depth and daring.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
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The first one … is a fierce competitor, daring and tenacious.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 June 2020
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This is a week for looking at your own face in the mirror and daring to see yourself clearly.
—Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 12 Feb. 2018
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Fans cheer his daring passing and gaining momentum on the high line.
—Michael Knight, azcentral, 7 Mar. 2018
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Mikaela Shiffrin, daring and dominant, aiming for as many as five more gold medals.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
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His body was writ over with his daring and folly, a testament to the fragility and strength of flesh and bone.
—Alice Driver, Longreads, 20 Mar. 2018
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Tony Kanaan makes a daring inside move on the back straightaway to move into 9th.
—Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2018
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The immediate impact is one of glitz and daring.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
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There was a period in your career when a big part of your work — at least for audiences — had to do with your daring.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2020
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On his own albums and tours, the award-winning Noy mixes jazz, rock, funk, blues and more with equal taste and daring.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2021
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He was praised for his daring, often shown in a balletic move on the covers of surf magazines.
—Paul Theroux, Smithsonian, 27 June 2018
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But Børns’s get-up was a new kind of daring—not only due to the amount of leg exposed, but in its color choice, too.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2018
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Handful upon handful of candy were tossed or given away, quickly adding up for the quick and the daring.
—Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com, 3 June 2018
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Word of Smalls’ daring escape quickly spread throughout the North.
—Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
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My theme is the daring and renown of the Portuguese, to whom Neptune and Mars alike give homage.
—Robert Goodwin, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2019
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Youthful daring fueled that outrage, but its roots were the wounds of a difficult childhood.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2022
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On the first drive after halftime, Mahomes returned to the big-game daring that is his calling card.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
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Ratajkowski walked the red carpet in a daring black Michael Kors cut-out gown.
—Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 10 June 2019
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The daring and spectacular three-wood from the fairway at the par-five 14th that barely cleared a bunker and led to a birdie.
—Tod Leonard, latimes.com, 16 June 2019
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Check out the daring profile in its entirety over at The New Yorker.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2018
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Of the two, Josh Safdie tends to be the instigator, driven by instinct and daring.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
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Sure, the daring will hold out to see what happens with the first Apple Silicon Macs.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2020
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