Sentence examples for almost defied from inspiring English sources

What followed almost defied belief as Australia capitulated first to Graeme Swann, and then to Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan.

That final was such a shambles, because of the weather and other things, that it almost defied analysis.

Nobody can turn defence into attack more devastatingly than the world No 1, as he demonstrated with a point early in the second set that almost defied belief.

What those fans are seeing is a team that almost defied logic while building a 30-19 recond on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

Notre Dame had to work a bit harder for its victory, a three-overtime thriller that almost defied description, Graham Hays writes on ESPN.com.

Flack, who sends a concert party troupe on a Malayan jungle mission more suited to the SAS, almost defied Hawthorne's understanding.

It almost defies belief.

It almost defies credibility.

That almost defies intervention.

The plot almost defies summary.

The plot almost defies description.