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How to use defiance in a sentence

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As a statement of defiance, it was more effective than insulting a head of state.
Sin is the estrangement between God and humans instigated by human defiance or abnegation.
She took a small bowlful of cherries in defiance of the usual selection the women made of crackers spread thinly with jam.
Despite initial defiance, the travellers appear to have left of their own accord.
I see the people of England united in a fierce detestation and defiance of the views and acts of Prussian Junkerism.
Twenty-five thousand people, armed to the teeth, were ranging the city in utter and ruthless defiance of law and righteousness.
Some questioned whether Tarkin's methods were merely bids to aggrandize his own status, in defiance of the Emperor's ultimate goal.
He said nothing, but the tight set of his jaw made it quite clear that he did not approve of what he considered direct defiance of his wishes.
This defiance is surely what appealed to the Glasgow students who voted him rector.
Nkosi explained that Sisulu was the invisible power behind Mandela's successful defiance of the oppressive apartheid regime.
For one state to push its own foreign policy in contradiction, and even defiance, of the federal government is a new phenomenon.
Aerin glared defiance at him, but beneath that defiant facade, Cole detected fear.
This final act of defiance precipitated a lockdown of the entire Texas state prison system.
Other workers have saluted and respected their determination and defiance, and blame Labour for the intransigence of the employers.
They stand out a mile, and their final act of defiance is appallingly preposterous and embarrassing.
He criticised martial law but warned of bloodshed and civil war, counselling patience rather than defiance.
She complained about the country's lax security and lauded John Kerry for his defiance of the President.
Lighting up showed defiance, depression, anti-social or self-destructive behaviour, humour and, in at least one case, great irony.
But on both occasions the bans were met with extremely successful defiance.
She didn't hear the footsteps madly raging towards her, or the ferocious bellow of defiance that should have greeted her ears.
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Examples from Classical Literature
She ate as well as spoke in a hurried manner, and as if in defiance of her feelings.
Katherine was pinning the Gibson girl to the wall, in bold defiance of the matron's known views on that subject.
Then he tossed his head proudly, and blared a great trumpet-note of defiance.
Then saddleback, the bold and swift, walked openly toward the Sheep and barked a loud defiance.
And here his voice grew louder and harsher, and with a ring of defiance in it.
The question is, Cortland, what are we going to do in answer to this defiance?
And as she spoke Naomi looked up, and sent her manager to the rightabout with a single stare of contempt and defiance.
In defiance of every Indian idea of propriety, Shute soon began to interrupt him with questions and remarks.
I was astonished at his conduct, and still cannot understand what end he imagined would be served by this ataxic defiance.
Sternberg received them with composure, Martinitz and Slawata with defiance.
Jupiter punished his defiance by setting him on fire with lightning on the scaling ladder, and he was burnt to death.
Roddy told them he was indemnified by the Chief, and he would go on in defiance of all they could do.
His head was thrown back as if in defiance, and above it rose a single red feather twined in the scalp lock.
The wicked rodent growled out something in broken rattish, and retired to his hole, out of which he shook his tail in defiance.
It was plain to be seen that the audience was pleased with latour's defiance.
He said it lifelessly, and with no defiance in his eyes, stating only a wearisome fact.
For, be it remembered, there was civil war on the Ohio long before Fort Sumter belched its defiance to secessionism.
He flung back his head, and there was defiance in every line of his clear-cut face.
And therewith Duncan Galbraith martially cocked his hat, and placed it on one side of his head with an air of defiance.
Legends are told of Robin's scorned defiance of the laws, but they are intangible and unauthentic.
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