Sentence examples for thing of defiance from inspiring English sources

"But his style, his soul force, was very much an influence on me — and his whole thing of defiance and standing up against great odds if he believed in something," Sharpton said.

"But his style, his soul force, was very much an influence on me and his whole thing of defiance and standing up against great odds if he believed in something," Sharpton said.

Up to a million new homes are to be forced on the over-crowded south-east by John Prescott, deputy prime minister and minister for this sort of thing, in defiance of the wishes of local people and their representatives in the councils.And then there is education—still, at least in theory, the biggest thing for which local government retains responsibility.

He never said these things in a spirit of defiance, as though he wanted, even now, to defend the standards by which he had lived in the past.

The gentle croon and delicate touch may have sounded strange to punk rock fans, especially for those waiting on System of a Down, but Haggard's casual demeanor reflected a lifetime of defiance of doing things his own way.

Yet it's less than 10 years since surprise releases became "a thing" for the record industry, kickstarted by an act of defiance by a huge band.

"That attitude of stubbornness and inability to adapt to change and the whole thing with the Confederate flag is defiance for the sake of defiance, but that does not represent all of South Carolina," Mr. Townsend said.

They certainly are deliberative when they hear these things, but there seems to be somewhat of a spirit of defiance which is not unusual in San Francisco".

All are examples of defiance.

A solitary act of defiance?

The note of defiance was unmistakeable.