in defiance of

Example Sentences

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These had been snuck into the stadium in defiance of signs outside which said only Iran's current official flag could be displayed.

From BBC

Years ago, a U.S. military operation seeking to pummel another country’s nuclear facilities and military assets and decapitate its leader would have badly shaken Kim, who has aggressively expanded his arsenal of atomic weapons in defiance of the U.S. and other larger powers.

From The Wall Street Journal

US officials said the ship - named Aquila II - was operating in defiance of a US "quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean".

From BBC

In defiance of the ancient philosophers, he argued that reason was not man’s original or definitive capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The true renaissance is annexed to hidden places and in our collective will to excavate them: house and private parties, venues that go under the radar and book jazz avant-gardists sans fanfare, archival interest in jazz migration to and from Los Angeles, and the fact that more young people want to find ways to hear jazz music in defiance of how they’re told to access it — in backyards and nontraditional venues.

From Los Angeles Times