Sentence Examples:
Robert of Gloucester very soon defied the King's power.
It would be a great pleasure, he thought, to defy the fellow and turn him into the street.
And though the silent mountains should defy me, I'd try to make them subject to my skill.
With this he crossed his arms and seemed to defy the United States of America.
I would have him throw a doubt upon Newton and defy Darwin!
I defy you, for you are all weaker than women.
No, one good streak of luck will set me up where I can defy him.
Was the question by which many times she defied their arts.
She had never before defied him in this way.
The real argument in favor of war welcomes horror, defies reason, and disregards expense.
I defy anybody to produce a more successfully predatory family than mine.
He was the most shell, bullet, and bomb defying person I have ever seen.
I am not going to stand being defied like this.
"He says that to defy the world is a proof of honesty."
I get on in the world by defying its old notions, and taking nobody's advice but my own.
I defy any economist or financial expert to prove that it cannot.
I can defy the whole world if I choose.
He also admitted that there are always those who want to defy the law.
There is a secret chamber here where you can defy their search.
Veronica refused to answer that question, calmly defying the agent to make her tell.
My superior quality almost defied the arts of man.
The pears alone defy criticism, and the apples, I am told, are excellent also.
Call science to their aid, and they might defy the seasons.
And you are thinking of going to the nearest clergyman and defying parental authority.
She could defy them, defy the whole world.
I defy him to do his worst; and I am willing to wager that I shall be a match for him.
A thousand stony needles lifted their ragged points as if to defy the lightning.
For it defies all the laws known to men.
Oh, as to that, if you had them, I should defy you, or anyone, to hide them from me.
There was Aunt Eleanor, but I defy anyone to be fond of her.
Know them, understand them, then defy them to destroy your happiness.
What think ye to gain by defying the great King of England?
His tenderness only gave her courage to defy him.
In her own way, Louie had defied her mother.
"Hear it, Alfred's men, for you shall join it and ride the wind with him if you defy him."
And I had chosen this time to defy him!
He had gone to seize his rifle, mount his horse, and shoot Kit Carson for defying him.
In great pride they are gathered in Guernsey to defy my power.
You may kill me, but I will defy you to the last!
Sex, like all complicated phenomena, defies being crowded into a simple definition.
The strength that defied the world flags and changes into a longing for peace.
I will defy you all to the bitter end.
And so hand-in-hand with you Philip, I defy the Capulet and his entire clan!
He was at her mercy: it would have been easy to defy him.
My health was proof against everything, and my energies defied all malice of circumstance.
Then I can defy the whole world if need be, and put you where you ought to be.
I defy you to show a printed resolution passed in a Democratic meeting.
A government which defied the fundamental impulses of men was bound to court disaster.
Shrink from nothing, and even then I would defy them all.
Yet the mischievous light in her eyes defied control.
There, in his strength and splendor, he stood defying them all.
Only then can one defy nervousness, turning excess of emotion into inspiration.
He gets on top of my greenhouse to defy me.
He defied her for a second, and then went.
The Deacon defied the moral sentiment of the town.
I can quite imagine any one trying it on and Rosario defying him.
The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies.
I defy you, nasty Paddy; I was never stuffed.
And here was a man who would defy the whole world.
And all she thought was, "Shall I defy him now, or try to hold him off a little longer?"
And she looked as if she deserved a whipping, and defied it too.
She looked at it as if it were a living thing that defied her.
Nor can he ward off these with his hands, which are rigid before him, and defy his will.
You will find that you can't defy the Government with impunity.
"I defy you," she declared proudly, "to make me do anything against my will!"
She defied their chief who had the power to kill her.
Something was wrong with Jack, a slight change that defied analysis.
He defies all that is quietly strong with every step he takes.
"I defy you to say where we have met before."
The subtle quality of his humor defies both analysis and explanation.
"Stand there," she said, with an authority he had not the courage to defy.
The girl, servant as she was, seemed to be openly defying him.
This feeling sprang from such a multiplicity of sources, as almost to defy explanation.
I would not be defied by this man; at least, not completely.
The enemy were not taken by surprise; they did not merely defy attack, they invited it.
Old Tin-Back is sure to tell her that we went off defying the elements.
"Better wait until dawn, and then ride by their village and defy them."
I defy him not to enjoy even his fame.
Clouds and darkness rest over the earlier centuries, and defy penetration.
Strongly did Aunt Maria object, and Helen never defied her wishes in the matter.
Neither did Sam shake his fist at him, and defy him to strike.
There are some sorts of beauty which defy description, and almost scrutiny.
The more boldly Henry defied the Fates, the more he was favored by Fortune.
Of the buildings that defied time fifty years ago, not many remain.
"Do you know what happens to servants who defy their masters?"
Then I felt as if I could defy that isolation.
Clair, and if Nina San Croix should return I would defy her and lock her up as a lunatic.
The sister met them at the door and defied them to burn her convent.
"I defied her from the first, and she lets me alone wonderfully."
There they until lately defied our police and even resisted them with armed force.
And I defy any witch in New England to make such another!
Hopkins defied him to shoot; but he did not.
No priest could be defied, nor his questions evaded, with impunity.
The place that defied them will cease to exist.
It was a bold young turkey cock that dared defy him.
It was not at all safe to defy popular opinion.
It is not always that I can defy her.
Plantagenet, staring at his judges, defies them, without a word, to betray their retreat.
And I will defy you to account to me on the spur of the moment for the other eight hours.
Every effort was made to check and reclaim him, but he defied them all.