Examples of defiant in a Sentence
He's taken a defiant stand on the issue.
the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s defiant bid to face down a rebellion left his future in the balance Wednesday, but that wasn’t going to stop the United Kingdom playing dress-up for the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Plum is braless, her vest open to reveal a shimmery pile of silver chains, her abs on defiant display.
—Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Brynlee and Ty, then 12 and 15, didn't leave the room for 54 days and live-streamed their defiant act on TikTok, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers into the family's custody dispute.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Neumann played the crestfallen Hugh Grant after his 1995 arrest for solicitation in Los Angeles; Brinkmann was more defiant, her left fist raised, in her imitation of Jane Fonda’s legendary arrest photo from 1970.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Plum is braless, her vest open to reveal a shimmery pile of silver chains, her abs on defiant display.
—Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Brynlee and Ty, then 12 and 15, didn't leave the room for 54 days and live-streamed their defiant act on TikTok, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers into the family's custody dispute.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Neumann played the crestfallen Hugh Grant after his 1995 arrest for solicitation in Los Angeles; Brinkmann was more defiant, her left fist raised, in her imitation of Jane Fonda’s legendary arrest photo from 1970.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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“Defiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defiant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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defiant
adjective
de·fi·ant
di-ˈfī-ənt 
defiantly
adverb
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