defy
Example Sentences
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We were not, it turned out, a newly independent people, but 13 or more of them, any one of which could defy all the others or leave unchallenged whenever it chose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
At its essence, AI sees patterns that defy human comprehension—and that of most other technologies—to quickly create powerful synthesized knowledge.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
And yet it was really actually important to us that we tried to defy genre and defy categorization in that way.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
But I defy anyone to name another film this year that balances spectacle and sweeping romance at the blockbuster level as well as Fennell’s film does.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
For years a white businessman named Ralph Johns had tried to convince A&T students to defy the color line in Greensboro.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing defy
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