defiance

Example Sentences

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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

Nigeria's defence chiefs visited Maiduguri Wednesday after one of the deadliest attacks in the Borno state capital in years, in a show of defiance.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“He sounds even more defiant, and more specific in his defiance, than his father,” said Hamidreza Azizi, visiting fellow and Iran expert at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Her quiet defiance inspired the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, mobilizing Montgomery’s black community and resulting in a Supreme Court decision that Alabama laws requiring segregation on city buses were unconstitutional.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman