Even the length of the typhoons is defying tradition".
Ms. Cuddy had no thought of defying tradition or making a statement of any kind.
(Tommasini) ★ Cameron Carpenter (Sunday) This trailblazing organist with an astonishing technique has forged his own path, defying tradition with performances that are as unique as the outfits he wears.
Defying tradition, Mr. Abe refused to step down as prime minister, despite opinion polls and members of his own party that urged him to do so.
"If she gets justice, all women in Afghanistan who were harmed or killed or abused get justice," said Leena Alam, an Afghan television actress who found herself joining hundreds of women at Farkhunda's funeral, defying tradition by carrying the coffin.
Without the Independence line, workers would have to pull the Republican or Conservative Party lever, defying tradition and habit, said Dan Cantor, head of the Working Families Party and a McCall supporter.
On a recent trip to Bavaria, I visited some of the region's most historical breweries and others that are defying tradition to learn how the law is shaping beer today.
Defying tradition, KTTV is introducing an 8 p.m. half-hour weeknight news program this week to complement its regular hourlong 10 p.m. newscast.
One glance at the Facebook wall of a recently engaged woman and it's easy to see that the overwhelming response is "congratulations". But did you know that the well wishers are actually defying tradition?
She was a mixture of the traditional Chinese values of piety, sense of duty and integrity on the one hand, and on the other, the modern (or even Western) values of independent thinking, standing up for one's beliefs and defying tradition where necessary.
