defiance
Example Sentences
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De la Espriella's combative approach has been met with defiance by dissident rebel groups.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Call it kitsch or outright ghastliness, but it’s all in defiance of a simple, stubborn truth: Death cannot be overcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The album revels in baser instincts too, almost in defiance of the sweetly bashful “Bad Habit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The thing is that, despite all the narrative improbabilities and a regular defiance of physics, Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer are so distractingly funny and charming that a viewer goes along for the ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Chevalier’s eyes flashed hatred at Will, and defiance and warning at Lyra, and a cold and wary respect at Iorek.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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