Sentence examples for staunch defiance from inspiring English sources

He has already served two short jail terms, in December and May, and has shown staunch defiance as the government campaign has zeroed in on him.

"I want everyone to know my state of mind: more than a sense of injustice or a desire for revenge, I am driven by a profound feeling of staunch defiance.

Physical manifestations in staunch defiance of your gender identity would be enough to dampen the spirit of any young mind.

Millar provides a staunch defence.

The Third Congress of the Party of Labour was convened a month later, electing a Central Committee and Politburo "composed of staunch Hoxha loyalists" while also demonstrating "Hoxha's first public defiance of the Soviet Union" by refusing to rehabilitate Xoxe and other persons linked with, or otherwise supportive of, rapprochement with Yugoslavia.

His upcoming speech to Congress within weeks of the Israeli election, arranged with House Republicans in defiance of White House protocol, has prompted an unprecedented backlash, even among normally staunch defenders of Israel.

Moore has long been an icon for the evangelical Christian community, from his defiance of a court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama Judicial Building, to his staunch opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.

Political views: Staunch contrarian.

It is not clear whether Mutko's public defiance resulted in increased pressure on him from Fifa to resign but the 59-year-old has provoked international outrage with his staunch defence of Russian sport throughout the doping scandal.

We became staunch friends.

Staunch Labour Party supporter.