Sentence examples for growing defiance from inspiring English sources

Criticizing European countries skeptical of Turkey's E.U. membership bid and alluding to Turkey's economic and political strength, Mr. Bagis recently underlined Turkey's growing defiance.

But then he quit pushing, partially because of mounting political pressure from pro-Israel advocates in the United States, partially because of Israel's growing defiance.

Japanese analysts said the launchings early Wednesday, and North Korea's growing defiance in the face of international condemnation, would further harden Japan's position.

It isn't reducible to a slogan or an image – although I do love the Patricia Duncker short story where an oppressed wife steadily gets Death Before Dishonour tattooed across her body in growing defiance of her boorish husband.

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela — A massive effort to break President Nicolás Maduro's blockade of humanitarian aid descended into violence and chaos Saturday across the string of border flash points — showing both the growing defiance of Juan Guaidó and the U.S.-backed opposition but also Maduro's willingness to fight back.

When they were grown in defiance of the law, their names could not be used to describe the wines made from them.

Jamesa R. McNalis, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Break the deadlock Regarding the article "Existing Israeli settlements to grow, in defiance of U.S". (May 25): The new Israeli government has made clear it has no intention of agreeing to a two-state solution that would be fair enough for the Palestinians to accept.

"This is the last frontier of tourism in southern Africa," said our guide as I gasped and wheezed my way up Thaba Bosiu, meaning "mountain of the night" in the Sesotho language – so named because when darkness fell it appeared to grow in defiance of would-be conquerors.

Its profits have kept growing, in apparent defiance of any law of economic gravity.

Already a sense of resilience and defiance is growing in the town.

Peter's initial defiance, his growing terror and his final brave escape are all remarkably human; it is easy to see why The Tale of Peter Rabbit is one of the best-selling books of all time.