defy convention

phrase

: to do unexpected or unusual things

a director who has always defied convention in his movies

Examples of defy convention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stark’s willingness to defy convention mattered. — Alessandro Meregaglia, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026

The Bursteins ran their shop with a sense of derring-do, determination — and a willingness to defy convention. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026

Set in Edinburgh in 1810, the drama follows two female teachers who defy convention and open a progressive all-girls’ school. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026

After The Favourite, Poor Things (which won Stone her second Oscar) and now Bugonia, Stone has become Lanthimos’ muse for exploring female characters who defy convention. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for defy convention

• chemoprevention
• hyperextension
• incomprehension
• misapprehension
• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension