Examples of 'defy' in a sentence
Meaning of "defy"
To defy means to openly resist or refuse to obey a person or a rule
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- To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
- To refuse to obey.
- To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
- To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
How to use "defy" in a sentence
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I defy you not to see the resemblance.
Timo will not defy the family.
I did not defy death just to become an instrument of it.
This company continues to defy all logic.
I defy you not to dance to this song.
He must not defy the tea leaves.
I defy anyone to question my motives in this matter.
I will not defy what you told me.
I defy the presentation of a single proslavery clause in it.
Now children defy you to your face.
I defy you to forget a title like that.
You can not defy the foreman.
I defy anyone to be able to tell which one it was.
I could not defy her on her sickbed.
There simply are things that defy explanation.
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They defy the rules of rush hour.
I never thought both brothers would defy.
We will defy nature with reckless abandon.
You will continue to defy the odds.
Those who defy our will are to be executed.
I know it was never his intention to defy you.
Never defy me again in front of the kids.
They crush all who defy them.
All who defy doom deserve death.
Tlotoxl will not dare defy us both.
You can defy gravity like superheroes.
No one here can defy the count.
But to defy the wishes of the crowd.
The causes are manifold and defy simplification.
Triads defy law i n i llicit gun tradi ng.
And yet you would defy her.
I am not going to defy my friends to cut myself a deal.
Indoor and outdoor climbers defy gravity.
Some use this to defy or exceed expectations.
I defy you to tell it from real life.
How dare you defy your masters.
You defy the order of the militia.
Well then you defy the stereotype.
Only my husband is fool enough to defy them.
Black teenagers defy pop culture portrayals.
That you will learn to defy death.
He planned to defy these stipulations of the treaty.
May you always continue to defy expectations.
You defy the whole theory of natural selection.
A lot of daughters like to defy their daddies.
I defy you to find a story problem.
They seem to defy the laws of nature.
I never thought that she would defy me.
Whoever attempted to defy this family died.
You should know better than to defy me.
