Sentence examples for purposely defied from inspiring English sources

But the complex tempo changes, eccentric orchestrations and soaring vocal harmonies are the work of a songwriter who purposely defied the conventions he had already mastered.

"It defied belief".

Chores defied them.

The passenger defied him.

Convention has been defied.

Citizen defied easy description.

He defied them.

We are defied!

But she defied them.

Several prices defied imagination.

He defied both categories.