We hope you will find this helpful - though, inevitably, there are some events which defy simple classification.

Despite his traditional background, he was an original artist whose gardens defied classification.

Israeli politics are subject to unique circumstances and often defy simple classification in terms of the political spectrum.

Yet Amanda found there was something primitive about him, and he seemed to defy easy classification.

Beside the body were huge footprints of a type that defied classification.

Kathleen had gotten under my skin the second I saw her, and she defied easy classification.

The ballet is so rich in ideas that it defies easy classification.

As in much of his career, these defy easy classification.

The Coens are known for making films that defy simple classification.

He wrote in verse and prose, but his work generally defies classification.