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

In times of uncertainty, with shocking news headlines and a turbulent economy, people are also looking at fashion as a way to defy convention. — Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025

Loewe Salone del Mobile collection (LOEWE) Luxury fashion house Loewe invited 25 artists, designers and architects from across the globe to defy convention for its 2025 collection of teapots, available exclusively at Palazzo Citterio in Milan. — Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025

Lynch continued to defy convention in the late 1990s and early 2000s. — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025

The design brief was to defy convention and find ways to connect with the ocean. — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024

Rhymes for defy convention

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