Sentence examples for defies the notion from inspiring English sources
It defies the notion that electric cars are range-limited conveyances.
And with a passport that has acquired roughly two dozen stamps in the last two years, Uihlein defies the notion of the geographically challenged American.
Year after year the Battery Dance Company defies the notion that nothing happens in downtown New York dance in August, by generously and affectionately playing host to a range of troupes from the city, upstate and abroad.
In a winter in which stock prices and temperatures have plunged, a scene on the Lower East Side of Manhattan defies the notion of scaling back in bad times.
The current thinking around combat-related PTSD, nonetheless, defies the notion of the broken soldier racked with guilt and flashbacks.
However, most clinicians are aware of exceptional cases where survival defies the notion of futility.
Mr. Coombs suggested that those comments defied the notion that Private Manning would have sought to aid the enemy.
A lightweight box covered in ducts and pipes, it defied the notion that cultural architecture should be solid, monumental, intimidating.
Last month, Hillary Clinton visited Georgia to defy the notion that better relations with Russia means the White House is dumping Georgia.
They brought a shock of subversion to the genre — defying the notion that children's books shouldn't be scary, silly or sophisticated.
The point is that Evans was still pushing, still reaching, defying the notion of jazz repertory as a strictly past-tense concern.
