on a dare

idiom

US
: because a person told (someone) to do something (specified) especially as a way of showing courage
He jumped from the bridge on a dare.

Examples of on a dare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bodies of two teens who went missing over the weekend after jumping off a bridge on a dare made over group chat were pulled from Hartwell Lake in South Carolina on Monday morning, local authorities said. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024 The superstar put his talent to the test years ago on a dare from one of Hollywood’s elite, according to the musician himself. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 In the 2020 case study, the Mississippi doctors reported that a healthy 15-year-old developed severe headaches for days after eating a Carolina Reaper pepper on a dare. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023 According to local Baton Rouge station WAFB, witnesses told police that the alcohol was flowing and the music was loud when Robbins apparently jumped off of the boat on a dare. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2023 The charges stemmed from a January 19, 2020 incident where a group of teenage boys rang Chandra's bell on a dare. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2023 The 13-year-old boy, who told police the girl acted voluntarily on a dare, is being held in the Juvenile Detention Center on rape charges. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022 Also the kind of thing a kid might concoct on a dare. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023 The other started with a cup of gumbo and ordered the Big Mike Burger ($12.95) more or less on a dare. al, 7 Dec. 2022

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“On a dare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20dare. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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