Sentence examples for but defying from inspiring English sources

But defying gravity was Hughes's strength tonight.

But defying orders was not what Mattis was doing.

But defying reality is a hard trick, day in and day out.

But defying the Kennedys did not appear to hurt Ms. Coakley.

But defying military orders not to speak publicly about what happened to her, Ms Ibrahim fought back against her tormentors.

And confidence, or the lack of it, builds on itself in a way similar to Keynes's multiplier, but defying easy quantification.

His achievements are huge, but defy logic.

Hillary Rodham Clinton has fashioned a political persona that generates intense passions but defies easy characterization.

He called it "a mystery" that "is sensed intuitively, but defies rational explanation".

We understand that some will challenge our methods, but defy them to challenge our results.

On the domestic side, Democrats stripped out some items that Bush and congressional Republicans ridiculed, but defied criticism on others.