Sentence examples for simply defied from inspiring English sources

But there were also long, exquisite passages when the songs simply defied gravity, undulating mysteriously as Bjork sought rapture.

Her mesmerizing voice — there was an oboe-like moan beneath every line she uttered — was only one aspect of her greatness; her imposing physical stature and her direct engagement with the audience simply defied you to forget her.

She belted out her strong soulful melodies, with an R&B groove that simply defied her petite teenage frame.

Benjamin Netanyahu simply defied these grave utterances; and he soon found he could do so with impunity.

"The report simply defies logic," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

"These challenges simply defy any simple, one-shot, Band-Aid" approach, Mr. Kerry told the assembly.

Plenty of beers fall between the cracks or simply defy categorisation.

In any case, many people leave their phones on, or simply defy the rules.

We all know people who simply defy their own weaknesses and go on.

When the state is suffering from a $4.4 billion deficit, he said, a pay raise for legislators simply "defies logic".

Critics argue that the North Koreas of the world will simply defy the ban — and that the international community will fail to punish offenders.