Examples of 'they defied' in a sentence

Meaning of "they defied"

The phrase 'they defied' is used to describe a situation where a group of people openly resist or challenge someone or something, often in an act of rebellion or disobedience. It suggests a refusal to conform or submit to authority or norms. For instance, 'The protesters defiantly marched through the streets, they defied the government's orders to disperse.' It conveys an act of resistance or opposition

How to use "they defied" in a sentence

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They defied me until they felt my wrath.
No one would be given mercy if they defied him.
They defied the laws of the king.
It seemed to me that they defied gravity.
They defied me and delayed my war.
John blocked his memory because they defied his morality.
They defied the laws of gravitation.
He punished anyone who defied him and they defied him.
They defied them and won.
Both consumers and companies would be slapped with penalties if they defied the mandates.
They defied the odds.
The security services had threatened board members with arrest if they defied the order.
They defied your orders.
That was because they defied God and his apostle.
They defied the risk and sacrificed their nature.

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Cities were destroyed and their inhabitants slaughtered if they defied Mongol orders.
They defied the invisibility that was being forced upon them.
That was because they defied God and His Messenger.
They defied all natural laws and existed in state of suspension.
This is because they defied Allah and His Messenger.
They defied global conventions and decriminalized all drug possession.
For five centuries … they defied the odds.
They defied him.
As well as fossilised leaves and plants, they unearthed reptiles so big they defied imagination.
Yet they defied.
That was because their apostles used to bring them manifest proofs, but they defied them.
They defied taxation.
Time and again he delivered them, and time and again they defied Him.
They defied gravity.
Miraculous because they defied ‘ natural laws '.
They defied me.
Instead, but they defied the order.
They defied the law by hiding illegals and protecting the smugglers.
They blustered, they defied us.
They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture.
Believing God had led them to this place, they defied the khan 's authority.
They defied all stereotypes of paranormal pursuers who wear flowing clothes and commune with spirits.
Like Victor Frankenstein, they defied nature and created a monster . ”.
They defied the challenges and truly revealed the spirit of GS for the first time.
Instead, they defied.
They defied and rebelled against God.
This, they defied.
They defied the wrath of God.
I couldn't take it anymore. They defied my authority all year!
They defied British logic and proved effective against a string of British forts.
Shakhtar Donetsk were not touted as serious contenders, but they defied the odds to win in 2009.
This is because they defied and disobeyed Allah and his messenger Muhammad.
MAGNETO: You have trained your X-Men well, Xavier. They defied me and delayed my war.
They defied the President.
One by one, they defied the battalions of police.

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