Sentence examples for thrill of defying from inspiring English sources

They treat a serious subject — abuse, persecution, pathology — with crude humor and raw imagery, and subvert a form of entertainment associated with the childhood thrill of defying parental strictures about "good" and "bad" books.

For society's aristocrats in the early 30s, the allure of black jazz musicians had very little to do with social justice, and a lot to do with the giddy thrill of defying convention.

"It's just the thrill of it," he says, adding later that riding is "kind of defying death".

Ms. Davidson's message of defying expectations by not sitting behind a man on a bike failed to resonate with a crowd accustomed to the daily thrill of instant online publication.

"Hair" has a history of defying expectations.

Sick of defying gravity?

Apple has a great track record of defying those rules.

Fear of defying convention.

She also recorded her own rock version of "Defying Gravity".

Often it's a matter of defying expectations.

Egan – like Truman – finally obtains his freedom in a set piece with the inbuilt thrill of witnessing someone defy the highest of authorities.