![]() ![]() I play with the relationship between reader, author and a character in a book and with the indistinction between a real and an imagined person. ![]() I do so as a reader of a great work where a fictional character is already vividly alive. In Gwendolen I fantasise what this might be. It is hard to close the book and not wonder what on earth she will do next. "The rope, the rope," he called to her as he sank, but she did not throw it. Worse, she is guilt-riven, afflicted with shame, for when her evil husband, whom from the off she wished dead, fell into the sea off his boat she resisted saving him. Widowed, and in a fragile mental state, she goes home to mother, to their rented house in a Wessex village where minds are small and prejudice large. By the novel's end she has endured marriage to a sadist, rejection by Deronda, the only man she ever loved, and the loss of hope of fame or fortune. Send us feedback about these examples.Gwendolen Harleth, at the start of George Eliot's Daniel Deronda, is beautiful, confident, ambitious and witty. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'dare.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 30 July 2020 See More 2022 While Netflix makes no mention of it whatsoever, The Hater is actually a sequel to Komasa’s 2011 movie, The Suicide Room, which is about a teenager whose life becomes a catastrophe after a video of him kissing another boy on a dare gets circulated online. Robb and Scott Schwartz as the double dog darer and the recipient of the dare who fatefully put his tongue on the frozen pole. 2023 Additional stars reprising their roles from the 1983 original include Zack Ward, playing the former town bully Scut Farkus who is now a police officer, plus R.D. Sophia Chen, Wired, 9 June 2020 Also the kind of thing a kid might concoct on a dare. 2023 Trung Phan’s science experiment began with a dare. 2020 But Reaves’ show continues through the end of May, so there’s time yet to take on her dare. 2021 Coverage of the November presidential election has been occasionally been subsumed by the circus – from Trump's dare for Biden to take a drug test before their first debate to his public ruminations about whether Biden's running mate, Sen. Kim Bellware, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023 TikTok challenges commonly grow from a silly dare or attempt at a memorable reaction - like the Milk Crate and Frozen Honey challenges - into a viral trend where participants try to outdo already outlandish feats (often against the pleadings from medical professionals). Noun Murdoch followed through on the dare, filing a lawsuit against Crikey publisher Private Media. 2023 What will the Aztecs do if the Owls double-team the post and dare them to cast 3s in an NFL stadium without a traditional backdrop to calibrate depth perception? - Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023 Women who worry that others would think less of them may not dare to seek support, Biggs added. 2023 And there is potential in abundance for those who dare to look. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023 Indeed, in a gallery setting, Adams’ works pop with color, warmth and a remarkable feel for interlocking shapes, avoiding the didactic yet nearly daring a viewer to find fault with images as mundane as Black adults on pool floaties and Black children playing with puppets. Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. ![]() Yoonjung Seo, CNN, Price at time of publish: $365 Best Daywear for Men Best Shirt Todd Snyder Slim Fit Summerweight Favorite Shirt in Orange Stripe View On Orange stripes may seem daring, but in Italy, men embrace color and style with confidence. Christina Goldbaum And Salman Masood,, Political influencers Still, the show’s reputation for daring to go where others fear to tread has done wonders for its viewing figures. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, Soon after, protesters set aflame and ransacked military buildings across the country - violent scenes that were once considered unimaginable in a nation where few have dared to directly challenge the military. Verb Musk could have dared Erdoğan to block Twitter entirely in Turkey. ![]()
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