Sentence examples for declaration of defiance from inspiring English sources

It might not seem like much, but against the horror of the past week, raising a glass of wine and turning up the radio amounts to a declaration of defiance.

The letter is renowned as a "declaration of defiance" and a "masterpiece of American patriotism", and forms part of the history education of Texas schoolchildren.

Of the final Giants Stadium stand, the New York Daily News said that "Wrecking Ball" was "a rousing declaration of defiance in the face of destruction," and overall said that "Once again, this proved [Springsteen] to be one of the few performers charismatic enough, and anthemic enough, to use the stadium scale to his advantage".

He followed a collection of thick, ivory knits, colorful fur coats, sleek printed dresses and ribbed knit dresses — shown on sample size models as well as plus-size ones — with a finale in which all the models wore t-shirts bearing declarations of defiance, personal identity and resistance.

Historians place the letter in a broader context, "as one of the masterpieces of American patriotism" or even "one of the greatest declarations of defiance in the English language".

Sasson himself had achieved some celebrity through his declaration of "wilful defiance" against the military authorities, which had been read out in the House of Commons and published in the Times.

As the Cold War heated up, the United Nations Commission on Human Rightss, chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, embraced the values of the Declaration of Independence in defiance of the unrelenting spread of communism.

The rising tensions between Madrid and Barcelona came to a head on Friday, when Puigdemont made a symbolic independence declaration in a historic display of defiance.

This was, he explained, a statement of defiance, not a declaration of identity, but it hardly quelled the curiosity about his personal life.

It is, of course, like much in the dysfunctional Chechen separatist movement, a symbol of defiance rather than a working political declaration.

All are examples of defiance.