defiant
Example Sentences
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But on the streets of Moscow days before the parade, many remained defiant.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Kimmel has refused to apologize and remains defiant on air, pointing out on his Tuesday show that Donald made a quip about his own mortality to Melania during King Charles’ White House visit.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
He is "glad" people have begun to talk about the topic more and hopes this eventually leads to a reckoning - one that reawakens the ideals of their defiant, optimistic founding father.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
As a teenager, Bell flocked to people with a defiant edge.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Some 4,000 defiant protesters clustered on the lawn and in the parking lot that afternoon in the largest demonstration of the civil rights era in Durham.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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