Sentence examples for be able to defy from inspiring English sources

But she won't be able to defy gravity forever.

But will Twitter really be able to defy local legislation?

Indeed, at times he seems to be able to defy gravity.

"The euro-zone economy, will not be able to defy gravity for too much longer," Mr. Kounis said.

Having defied expectations once, Trump is now supposed to be able to defy polling gravity forever more.

When she saw what a strong-willed character Mr. Vaughn was she doubted that the boy would be able to defy him.

Posada is special because he was able to defy those odds for so long.

The fact that a few extraordinary schools have been able to defy the odds has not proven that we can defy the odds as a system.

Germany went through the painful process of rewriting its labor regulations a decade ago, one reason that the economy was able to defy the crisis until recently.

Prudential's with-profits fund performance has generally been better than most in this sector, but none of them have been able to defy gravity.

But the show, which received mostly favorable reviews, has been able to defy some early doubts about whether it would appeal to viewers beyond fans of Broadway musicals.