Sentence examples for defies me from inspiring English sources

The logic defies me.

The Italian neo-realists -- Antonioni and, especially, Fellini -- loom high in his pantheon of what he calls "the film gods," and he playfully defies me to name four classic films released since 1980.

It defies me that he has not earned Purple Hearts for these long-lasting effects of PTSD--awards to stand beside the two Bronze Star Medals for Valor he received.

The old man was facing me, as though defying me to deny the story.

Is pulling them close when they are fiercely defying me, distress be damned, a missed opportunity for discipline?

I defy the elements, and they defy me, and when we're done, I crawl inside a sleeping bag to get the heat back in my body.

I had never heard of them before someone threw a bag on my desk and defied me to open one.

These sleek versions of rags defy me when I try to help out, crinkling and crumpling and smelling mildly like hospital rooms used to.