Sentence examples for of defied from inspiring English sources

"It sort of defied some of the preconceptions and prejudices I would've had about an actor rock album," said Amrit Singh, the executive editor of the music blog stereogum.com.

CURT NICKISCH: Howard, what's your hope for writing this book that illuminating these companies and clusters that have sort of defied the usual track record? HOWARD YU: When I talk to managers and executives around the topic of innovation, oftentimes there is almost this inevitable pessimism going on.

"They thought it was un-American because it sort of defied the unusual genre tradition of the hero.

It sort of defies logic".

"Hair" has a history of defying expectations.

And the risk of defying the Taliban is still high.

You get a kick out of defying fate".

But the United States has a history of defying gloomy predictions.

The glamour of defying gravity created a global Icarus complex.

There is a way of defying a risk averse culture.

Lawrence Goldhuber has made a career of defying expectations.