fly in the face of
Example Sentences
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Results on the road fly in the face of Everton's struggles at the Hill Dickinson this season, although Moyes' approach is simply better suited to playing away from home.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
That move “seemed to fly in the face of market forecasts” but hasn’t, as of yet, led to a “collapse” in oil prices, he said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025
“Nazism, imperialism, and dictatorship all fly in the face of democracy,” said George Mason professor Tehama Lopez Bunyasi who has studied how race and identity intersect with politics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
As for literally decades’ worth of decisions, both from the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that fly in the face of his argument?
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2023
"Regardless of decorum, you are prepared to fly in the face of propriety."
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
