defy gravity
Example Sentences
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Earnings are likely to grow north of 20% for this year, as well, and the job market continues to defy gravity.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
“The company’s guidance implies that it can continue to defy gravity with volume growth.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
America’s tech build-out has minted millionaires in Silicon Valley, helped a record-breaking stock market defy gravity and buoyed an otherwise uncertain U.S. economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
The pieces are instantly recognizable as hers: hand-laced rivets holding together a bustier in the shape of a broken heart, the way one of her spiked choker handbags seems to defy gravity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
Afghanistan is home to the best horsemen—they can defy gravity on the back of a stallion.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
