defiance

Example Sentences

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She also cut her hair short - an act of defiance in a village where girls are expected to grow it long.

From BBC

As the upset to end all upsets loomed large, Scotland pounded hard at the Welsh line, their desperation in full flow, the home defiance bordering on the heroic.

From BBC

I heard you were calm and even smiled when it was announced—an act of defiance to tell them they might have your body but will never shackle your spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their very presence here is an act of defiance against the sport that shunned them.

From The Wall Street Journal

And, most times, I was writing poems about the sun that shone down in brave defiance of the inevitable.

From Salon