How to Use defiance in a Sentence
defiance
noun-
At that, James stormed out of the house and peed on his bushes in defiance.
— Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024 -
In defiance of such protests, the Eiffel Tower did see the light of day and has stood the test of time.
— Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023 -
The courage required for such defiance is the salient point.
— Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 8 July 2022 -
The city was forced to padlock the doors in the face of such defiance of rules and regulations.
— Siobhan McLaughlin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025 -
At the close of the piece, the Jews rise up in defiance, singing in unison the Hebrew prayer Shema Yisrael.
— John Adams, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023 -
By Tuesday, the protests were racing across the country, in a burst of grief, anger and defiance.
— Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022 -
One of the plaintiffs who spoke with CNN asked to share her message as an act of defiance.
— Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 14 June 2024 -
Snow perceived the stunt with the force field as an act of defiance that made the Capitol look foolish.
— Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024 -
Students at the school talked about Mr. James’s campaign with a mix of defiance — many rolled their eyes — and fear.
— New York Times, 8 May 2022 -
Their decision to kiss in front of the preachers was not just an act of defiance, but a message to the world.
— David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Their deep ties to their native land are built both of love and of bitter defiance.
— Kate Tsurkan, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022 -
But any sign of defiance had vanished by the time of his arraignment and not-guilty plea.
— Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023 -
What would Jerry Sloan have said about that kind of defiance?
— Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022 -
The Crown gives the Queen a bolder color palette and a look of defiance for one final send off.
— Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 16 June 2024 -
And the on-the-nose name Ferrari chose for its newest GT speaks to its pride and defiance of industry trends.
— Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 2 May 2024 -
Opinion: This Easter, hope is an act of will and a gesture of defiance.
— Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024 -
The camera roams from the top of their heads to their toes, wanders across their chests and backsides, soaking up the details of defiance.
— Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023 -
The forest camp, on both sides of the river, exists in defiance of the state, but also at its mercy.
— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022 -
There is a sense of defiance among many in the Jewish community here – not to give up and let fear win.
— Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024 -
As the cease-fire takes effect, Gaza is full of grief and defiance, guest columnist Emad Moussa writes.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025 -
But lawyers and academics say that the Utah law represents a new level of defiance of FDA.
— Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024 -
At the heart of the theatrical endeavor, though, is a spirit of defiance in the face of a war that has taken so much from so many.
— Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 -
For Eric and his friends, just existing is a form of defiance.
— James Longman, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Finally Trump has to pay for his scheming and defiance of our laws.
— Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024 -
The act of defiance served as a spark ton what would become the Arab Spring, in which numerous heads of state were forced out in uprisings.
— Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024 -
And also the Cold War, when punk bands on either side of the Wall made music in defiance of national aims.
— Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 -
Though masks became the subject of a lot of defiance in many states during the past two years, New Yorkers embraced them.
— Nate Hochman, National Review, 21 Mar. 2022 -
But that sense of defiance goes hand-in-hand with a sense of neediness in Warren’s driven world.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025 -
Somehow the spirit of our house still shines bright; in striking defiance of destruction.
— Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 -
The examples that are often pointed to are not quite outright defiance of court orders.
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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