hurl defiance at
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The last man to hurl defiance at the Government was Deputy Leon Blum, one of the ablest of Socialist leaders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Behind the locks of our snug retreat We hurl defiance at Jellicoe's Fleet From Rosyth down to Dover!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
He was justly proud of his physical health, and was accustomed to hurl defiance at microbes and to heap contempt on the doctor's art.
From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.
And while he turned to hurl defiance at his elder sister, Betty seized the opportunity to twitch the object of strife out of his hand and run off with it.
From The Eagle's Nest by Cartwright, S. E.
Let him but fairly meet me on this ground and I would hurl defiance at him.
From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas
