defiance
Example Sentences
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Decades after her iconic moment, Bonaly’s flip is talked about as an act of defiance by one of the few Black skaters in a predominantly white sport.
From Los Angeles Times
US officials said the ship - named Aquila II - was operating in defiance of a US "quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean".
From BBC
Alongside this defiance, Iran has signalled it could come to some kind of deal to dial back its nuclear programme to avoid further conflict with Washington.
From Barron's
The shows of defiance—sometimes loud and risky, other times quiet and personal—come as Iranians reckon with the full extent of January’s violence and the government that ordered it.
Ravens circle overhead, croaking at my presence in defiance.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
