Sentence examples for defiant atmosphere from inspiring English sources

But on this sunny afternoon, there was a defiant atmosphere.

There was a low-key but defiant atmosphere inside the Boleyn Ground, possibly hosting its last Premier League match given West Ham's pending move to the Olympic Stadium, and the Hammers' loyal followers were treated to a lively start.

The mood is defiant; the atmosphere tense.

Sophie Radice, a spokeswoman for the charity,Women for Refugee Women, which organised the protest, said: "The atmosphere is defiant and it's been a real show of force.

Protesters described the atmosphere as "defiant but orderly" and "very peaceful".

This atmosphere of casual, defiant, disillusioned cool is the novel's unique contribution to literature.

The atmosphere was wry and defiant.

But in Whitewater the atmosphere is more anxious than defiant.

The atmosphere is somehow both cheerful and defiant.

The track's defiant sampled refrain, 'I need a man/ Don't need a boy" captures the unsettling atmosphere perfectly.

(Defiant glance).