Sentence examples for defy explanation from inspiring English sources

COMBINING seafood and cheese is one of those longstanding taboos that defy explanation.

It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.

Nevertheless, though corporations and boats are legal persons, for reasons that defy explanation, animals are not.

With its "egg" sledge and "skux" honour, it's so quintessentially Kiwi as to defy explanation.

School shootings, or "murder with a black heart," as one witness says, may defy explanation.

While scholars and archaeologists have made great advances in the knowledge of Chinese bronzes, many mirrors continue to defy explanation.

But Jeter's slump defied explanation.

Historically, the outbreak of perfect games defies explanation.

A 20-minute, 1,000-point drop that defies explanation.

But the weapon that killed his granddaughter defied explanation.

For most Americans, the game of cricket defies explanation.