Sentence examples for a defiant emphasis from inspiring English sources

She puts her stamp on a jazzy arrangement of Ms. Mitchell's "Case of You," by giving the words "still be on my feet" a defiant emphasis.

A defiant Didrikson never apologized.

She has always had a defiant streak.

A defiant stand against poverty?

He had a defiant air.

He stands there like a defiant target.

Nonetheless, he struck a defiant tone.

A defiant amorality pervades the whole business.

Surely he'll strike a defiant note?

Local Hamas leaders struck a defiant tone.

It almost had a defiant character".