"defy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- But at last I am going to defy the ban on speech about this thing.
- They said she'd never walk again, but she defied 'em on that.
- Out of all possible issues, why defy the United States on this one?
- In last year's violence, more than 100 people were reportedly killed when they defied a ban on marches.
- And why had More been so foolish as to defy him on an arguable point?
- He quickly gained a reputation as a maverick, defying the party authorities on many an occasion.
- The new model is an energetic, exciting machine that defies its budget tag on several levels.
- He defied a similar ban on travel to Libya last year.
- "I knew you would defy me on principle alone."
- One is a group of moderate Republicans willing to withstand extraordinary pressure and defy their own speaker on the issue.
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