fly in the face of
Example Sentences
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"So much of my dad's story and how he got away was cover-up and deception, but I want to fly in the face of that and bring things into the light."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
That move “seemed to fly in the face of market forecasts” but hasn’t, as of yet, led to a “collapse” in oil prices, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025
As for literally decades’ worth of decisions, both from the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that fly in the face of his argument?
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2023
It makes no difference whether their beliefs fly in the face of scientific evidence or even common sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
It seems useless for me to fly in the face of fate, since this is fate.
From The Gates Between by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
