How to Use defiant in a Sentence

defiant

adjective

• He's taken a defiant stand on the issue.
• Many musicians have been defiant in the wake of the tragedy.
  — Kevin O Donnell, PEOPLE.com, 28 May 2017
• 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
• The dogs seem tense; the groundhog a little defiant and a lot hungry.
  — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2020
• As the hours passed, the mood shifted from defiant to resigned, and the crowd started to thin.
  — Bloomberg.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Most have brought a more defiant, Trumpian tone with them.
  — NBC News, 21 Mar. 2021
• This may be his best and most defiant work from this period.
  — Thomas Page, CNN, 23 Sep. 2022
• Still, Bailey remained defiant in the face of the judge’s threats to jail him.
  — Andrew Goldman, Town & Country, 3 June 2021
• The other speakers of the closing rally struck a defiant note as well.
  — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2013
• Hunched over the light of their phones, some young people remain defiant.
  — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2021
• For decades, the clinic staff and volunteers have struck a defiant tone.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
• Willy, a pianist, is more defiant and wants to speak truth to power.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
• And Jun has been defiant in the face of official pressure.
  — Paula Hancocks, CNN, 19 Aug. 2020
• 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
• Mckenna posed with her tongue out and a defiant, mischievous smile.
  — Caitlin Flynn, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 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
• The girls in her pieces are beautiful, defiant, fierce and in danger.
  — Darryl Ratcliff, Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2020
• Despite defiant words, many cannot help but to do their bidding.
  — Henry Porter, The Hive, 23 Mar. 2017
• There’s something defiant but soft and graceful in her walk.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
• In responding to the sanctions, Bassil struck a defiant tone.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
• On the contrary, the prime minister’s tone was defiant.
  — The Economist, 2 Dec. 2019
• Some voters were defiant in the face of Lukashenko’s vow not to tolerate any protests.
  — Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 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
• Many voters were defiant in the face of Lukashenko's vow not to tolerate any protests.
  — Yuras Karmanau, Star Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
• The Astros seem defiant, arrogant and ready to take on all doubters.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 5 Oct. 2020
• In some cities, the mood among Ukraine’s supporters was defiant.
  — Matt Surman Anushka Patil Juston Jones Julie Ho Julie Ho Julie Ho Monika Pronczuk Emile Ducke Andrea Kannapell The New York Times Monika Pronczuk Anushka Patil Farnaz Fassihi Andrea Kannapell Carlotta Gall Cassandra Vinograd Cassandra Vinograd Michael D. Shear Marc Santora Maya King Michael D. Shear Marc Santora Michael D. Shear Cassandra Vinograd Farnaz Fassihi Farnaz Fassihi Farnaz Fassihi Farna, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• The bombing had filled him, and through him Greenpeace, with even more defiant purpose.
  — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
• Yet there are some who don’t wear them and others who are outwardly defiant in doing so.
  — Kellie Hwang, SFChronicle.com, 1 June 2020
• This was blush as defiant as armor, jolting and vibrant.
  — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2021
• Smith plays Peter as a man of faith, penitent to his god, but defiant of men.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024