Sentence examples for defiant statements from inspiring English sources

In addition to broadcasting Colonel Qaddafi's messages, Libyan state television has also featured equally defiant statements from a government spokesman and a news anchor for the channel.

In 1996, before Taiwan's first direct elections for president, China was angered by Mr. Lee's defiant statements and fired missiles near Taiwan as a warning.

The speech mixed defiant statements about never handing over Mr. bin Laden with suggestions that the Taliban might agree to a deal under certain conditions.

Nuon Chea's defiant statements came as a UN-backed tribunal began questioning him and two other Khmer Rouge leaders in court for the first time.

Mr. Scruggs's lawyer, John Keker, was making defiant statements to reporters even in the days before the plea and was quoted by The Wall Street Journal on Friday as saying that prosecutors had brought charges based on a "manufactured crime".

"They would never dare to attack us, but why would we tempt them?" In recent days, dozens of Iranian politicians have made defiant statements, urging the United States and other nations to accept Iranian nuclear "realities," which means unconditional acceptance of Iran's nuclear energy program.

It's a defiant statement underpinned by pure, unfettered joy.

Desmond issued a defiant statement after the verdict.

But what drove this reserved woman to make such an extraordinarily defiant statement?

"It was also a defiant statement - that he could make something flourish out of the wilderness".

Ariel Castro, 53, apologized to his victims in a rambling, defiant statement before he was sentenced.