How to Use in defiance of in a Sentence

in defiance of

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• The good news is that America, as a nation, is quite good at building traditions in defiance of the rest of the world.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
• Of course, with Aegon still breathing, the High Septon is less inclined than ever to anoint a woman in defiance of the deeply patriarchal Faith of the Seven.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
• But throughout this time—in defiance of my plight—I’ve been waging my own war against immune systems, thanks to Pathogenic, a new roguelite twin-stick shooter from developer Aberrant Labs.
  — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
• Elsewhere, unauthorized bathing persisted anyway, especially during hot weather, and a long-distance swimming race that had been held since 1905 continued regardless in defiance of the authorities.
  — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
• Long before the official ban on private farming was lifted in 1982, peasants across China spontaneously reintroduced private ownership in defiance of socialist doctrine.
  — Rainer Zitelmann, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026