Sentence examples for are defied from inspiring English sources
verb
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
As with any art of imposed constraint, we look for the moments when the constraints are defied.
The natural instincts of the animals, to hunt and to allude the hunter, are defied in this vision.
Everest is a place where life meets death, where personal limits are defied, where the human spirit is put to the ultimate test, and where one can experience the true wonder of creation.
Iran and North Korea are defying us.
"Certain areas are defying the odds," he said.
My neighbors in Rockaway are defying the evacuation order.
Some are defying a 40-year travel ban.
In fact, several teams are defying the recession.
"They are defying the sun and heat to vote.
"All of this is starting to look like they are defying gravity," Mr. Pang said.
They are defying economic gravity simply because their owners are rich.
