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
The disposition of modern Socialism is certainly no more to override these natural tendencies than it is to fly in the face of human nature in regard to the home.
From New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
