Sentence examples for defied not from inspiring English sources

Corbyn has defied not only Fletcher's expectations but everyone else's.

THE NEWS The toppers worn by many of the guests and onlookers at the royal wedding defied not only convention, but in some cases, gravity.

The 44percentt of the electorate that turned out defied not only those separatists who still called for a boycott but also threats and violent attacks by militants.

Bahareh Davis, an Iran researcher with Amnesty, said the Iranian revolutionary courts often defied not only international but also domestic standards on the independence and impartiality required for a just judicial system.

The German, who won the US PGA in 2010, thereby defied not only the draw but crazily long pre-tournament odds of 66-1 by scoring back-to-back nines of 33 – crazy, that is, in respect of Kaymer's ability.

The paradox of his own mind-boggling greatness will rumble on at the fringes, an athlete who has defied not just all previous physical rules but the tawdriness of his own sport; and who will now leave these Games as an all-time talent fully realised.

Last Friday, defying not only the service but also the courts, the corps essentially refused.

Or do some attractions defy not just labels, but a person's predominant orientation?

The Over-the-Hill Gang seemed to defy not just their age but their era.

Mr. Toner argued that Syria was defying not just Mr. Kerry, but also its two most vital allies, Russia and Iran.

If Congress had its way, military courts would handle all terrorism trials, defying not only the principles of American justice, but also common sense and experience.