Sentence examples for rather than defiance from inspiring English sources

It will be worn again a half-century later, this time in celebration and tribute rather than defiance.

In this arrangement, however, the anonymous vocalist is accompanied by an aimlessly wandering piano, which makes the song seem neurotic — full of doubt rather than defiance.

But she made "few efforts to engage the child in conversation," and did not "re-direct" Inge when she wanted her to stop doing something, or treat exploratory misbehavior as a sign of curiosity rather than defiance.

Rather than spit defiance, Öcalan immediately renounced his goal of a separate Kurdistan and promised to cooperate with the state.

Rather than open defiance – which frequently resulted in David being whipped – the two found other ways to subvert their mother's rules.

He learned from the negative example of Napster — the early music-file-sharing program, which was so indifferent to copyright law that it went out of business after two years — and opted for compromise rather than total defiance.

He learned from the negative example of Napster the early music-file-sharing program, which was so indifferent to copyright law that it went out of business after two years and opted for compromise rather than total defiance.

Rather than symbolizing racist defiance, they would stand for the defiance of racism.

In itself, the fact that the GOP is posturing to define the compromise is a hopeful sign: it signals that we're likely to get a compromise, rather than self-destructive defiance.

Tattoos need to be seen as art, rather than a symbol of defiance.

The ASA agreed that Rihanna's facial expression was "of defiance rather than vulnerability", but still deemed the advert "provocative".