How to Use defiant in a Sentence

defiant

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• He's taken a defiant stand on the issue.
• Though the image was clearly fake and quickly debunked, some politicians remained defiant.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
• Mark Zuckerberg's response to all this was unusually defiant.
  — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
• Woodfin remains defiant regarding criticism the city is not investing in its public school system.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2021
• Premier Su Tseng-chang was defiant when asked about the implications of the Afghan withdrawal.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2021
• Despite his growing frailty, Mr. Geelani remained defiant.
  — New York Times, 2 Sep. 2021
• Asked about the Russian opposition to the requirement on Thursday at his press conference, the mayor was defiant.
  — Pamela Falk, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2021
• There's a black sheep in the game, along with a red sheep who is more defiant than the others.
  — Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2020
• Many musicians have been defiant in the wake of the tragedy.
  — Kevin O Donnell, PEOPLE.com, 28 May 2017
• Still, Bailey remained defiant in the face of the judge’s threats to jail him.
  — Andrew Goldman, Town & Country, 3 June 2021
• As the hours passed, the mood shifted from defiant to resigned, and the crowd started to thin.
  — Bloomberg.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• In the meantime, the farmhand who told the AP about the Done Taw massacre is defiant.
  — David Rising and, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• Most have brought a more defiant, Trumpian tone with them.
  — NBC News, 21 Mar. 2021
• Trump raised a defiant fist into the air as he was hustled off the stage and out of the rally.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
• The dogs seem tense; the groundhog a little defiant and a lot hungry.
  — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2020
• But the Gillis that showed up to Studio 8H was less defiant than chastened.
  — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2024
• The plot loosely mirrors key themes in the songs, which are steeped in exile and loss, but still lusty and defiant.
  — Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2017
• In the aftermath of the U.S. and British strikes on dozens of Houthi positions, the movement was defiant.
  — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
• Willy, a pianist, is more defiant and wants to speak truth to power.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
• Adorned with locks and keys, dice and gems, this combat boot is equal parts charming and defiant.
  — Katie Attardo, Marie Claire, 28 Sep. 2020
• Down but defiant: Despite the Avs’ two-games-to-one deficit, Roy didn’t lack for bravado.
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2022
• Hunched over the light of their phones, some young people remain defiant.
  — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2021
• Through the process of going public, Mr. Karp has been defiant.
  — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020
• As the men gawp on lustily and take locks of hair as a souvenir, a tear falls from Teixeira’s defiant mask.
  — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
• The 4,000-strong crowd turned toward Little Amal, who stood straight and defiant as the puppeteers pulled her up to full height.
  — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
• In responding to the sanctions, Bassil struck a defiant tone.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
• Some voters were defiant in the face of Lukashenko's vow not to tolerate any protests.
  — Yuras Karmanau, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2020
• Some voters were defiant in the face of Lukashenko’s vow not to tolerate any protests.
  — Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2020
• For decades, the clinic staff and volunteers have struck a defiant tone.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
• Adams, in a defiant address shortly after the indictment was made public, vowed to fight the charges and stay on as mayor.
  — Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024