defiance
Example Sentences
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When she was 15, the family moved to Atlanta where, in her first public act of defiance, she changed her name to Lionel.
In defiance of the ancient philosophers, he argued that reason was not man’s original or definitive capacity.
Across the street from the exit, a mural blares a message of defiance:
From Los Angeles Times
Iran exported more oil in 2025 than it had done in years, smuggling crude in defiance of sanctions, mainly to China.
The headteacher describes the girls' determination to continue their studies, despite what happened to them, "as a form of defiance and loyalty to those who were lost".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
