defiance

Example Sentences

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Energised by her act of defiance, Ridings spent a year in Los Angeles, writing her way out of despair.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

And an underdog who stayed in the contest in defiance of steep odds and, seemingly, common sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It was confusion, or maybe wishful thinking, or was it outright defiance?

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“We feel deeply that this is an open defiance and trampling of justice and the rule of law,” representatives of Zion Church said in a letter this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Lupin was making Harry feel idiotic, and yet there was still a grain of defiance inside him.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling