Sentence examples for show defiance from inspiring English sources

It was to show defiance".

He is there to show defiance.

The other path, which was taken by Winston Churchill or Charles de Gaulle, is to show defiance even in defeat".

Got back into the fray by going around singing the "Marseillaise" in various public places, to show defiance.

I am now nervous to be in crowded places, though I go anyway, to show defiance, which is more than I did with the bulls/cows.

Mr Winter suggested that Isis was "becoming a bit more desperate and trying to show defiance" after two months where its military offensive appears to have stalled.

Terrorism is, in the first instance, aimed at showing defiance, exacting revenge and demonstrating strength.

Although Malley is widely respected in policy circles, his promotion by Susan Rice, Obama's national security adviser, showed defiance to Israeli critics.

Showing defiance with fiery turns or inching toward guilt by a palpable loosening of his spine, Mr. Trusnovec displays how a menacing exterior is often a mask for cowardice.

It is part of Isis's tactical manual to retaliate against any opponent by any means, with the aim of showing defiance in some spectacular way guaranteed to dominate the international news agenda.

As the Trump protests across American cities have shown, defiance may be all the liberal left has at the moment, in the face of a new and ominous shift in global, corporate driven-politics.