defiant

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday morning, Iranian leaders remained defiant ahead of the looming deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Resilient pillars of the U.S. economy, chief among them its defiant consumer base, propelled growth in the face of headwinds.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Mauren strikes a defiant tone, saying that the country will always "find a way to move forward" in a crisis, but admits to being worried about the prospect of potentially giving birth during another blackout.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Once hostilities began, Araghchi struck a defiant tone over missile and drone attacks on Iran’s neighbors, even while he insisted he had no influence to stop them, the Arab officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

I for one could go weeks hardly thinking about them, and there were even days when a defiant surge of courage would make me think: “How could we believe rubbish like that?”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro