How do you use Defiance in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like rebelliousness or intractability, plus the exact meaning.
Defiance in a sentence
Defiance meaning
- The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
- Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
- A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.
Synonyms of Defiance
Using Defiance
- The main meaning on this page is: The feeling, or spirit of being defiant. | Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up. | A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.
- Useful related words include: rebelliousness, intractability, intractableness, challenge.
- In the example corpus, defiance often appears in combinations such as: defiance of, in defiance, of defiance.
Context around Defiance
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Defiance
- In this selection, "defiance" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fort, societypoint, lucas, zoo, county and police stand out and add context to how "defiance" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include act of defiance before he and and the defiance offense scored. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "defiance" sits close to words such as caves, databases and diets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with defiance
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Defiance Silver Corp. relies upon litigation protection for forward-looking statements. (11 words)
And you had the meshings of art, culture, defiance, questions, lack of answers, technology. (14 words)
Climate campaigners raise their fists in defiance after stopping the train and its cargo. (14 words)
Mr. Kovala was transported to Defiance Regional Medical Center and later released, and transported to Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio and will appear in Defiance Municipal Court on January 9, 2023 at 8:15 a.m. (36 words)
Crosshair seems to view the ice vulture as a sign that he is doomed anyway, and he chooses to make one final act of defiance before he also is consumed by the Empire's war machine. (36 words)
Mr. Harmon also appears to have taken a lead role in the continuing defiance of the Government to the ruling by the Court, a defiance which threatens democracy in our country”, Ram stated. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Additional charges are pending against Mr. Kovala from both Defiance County Sheriff’s Office and Defiance Police Department.
Detroit Zoological SocietyPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced today that two cubs, Astra and Laerke, will move to Point Defiance Zoo in spring 2023.
Mr. Kovala was transported to Defiance Regional Medical Center and later released, and transported to Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio and will appear in Defiance Municipal Court on January 9, 2023 at 8:15 a.m.
Eastern Mennonite was playing their second straight game without 6-9 center (Fort Defiance, Va./Fort Defiance) and they simply couldn’t keep GC off the glass.
Defiance did bounce back in the fourth quarter as the Bulldog defense stepped up to force nine Raider turnovers and the Defiance offense scored 20 points.
Guests from counties in the area including Lucas, Defiance, Paulding, Williams, Henry, Putnam and others, come to Defiance for the event.
Mr. Harmon also appears to have taken a lead role in the continuing defiance of the Government to the ruling by the Court, a defiance which threatens democracy in our country”, Ram stated.
And you had the meshings of art, culture, defiance, questions, lack of answers, technology.
As he jets off for a state visit to Moscow this week, China’s President Xi Jinping is doing so in defiance of massive international pressure.
As they face societal expectations, gender roles, and the limitations imposed by their backgrounds, their journey becomes an intimate portrayal of resilience and defiance against a backdrop of adversity.
Back by popular demand, Homespun Happy Hour will occur at Fort Nisqually in Point Defiance Park 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, July 27 and August 31.
Before long, Luke’s freewheeling, offhanded confidence—a quality that probably made him seem boyishly attractive to Emily—has hardened into ugly defiance.
Brennan, 43, of Horsley, appeared before Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday to answer for a staggering spate of offending - mostly charges of shoplifting and entering shopping centres in defiance of bans.
But even he demonstrates a defiance forged by Kremlin atrocities that leads those not fighting to give time and money to support the armed forces.
Climate activists forced Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar off the stage during a Thursday night event at George Washington University, according to video posted by the organizing group Climate Defiance.
Climate campaigners raise their fists in defiance after stopping the train and its cargo.
Crosshair seems to view the ice vulture as a sign that he is doomed anyway, and he chooses to make one final act of defiance before he also is consumed by the Empire's war machine.
Defiance of the hijab law has grown since the protests erupted, in ways that have been difficult for authorities to roll back.
Defiance Silver Corp. relies upon litigation protection for forward-looking statements.
Despite the creator’s defiance in confirming a narrative, the confrontational dynamic between the player and the narrator drives a clear message about toxic relationships.
Common combinations with defiance
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- defiance of 81×
- in defiance 69×
- of defiance 38×
- defiance in 11×
- and defiance 10×
- defiance and 10×
- defiance against 9×
- the defiance 7×
- point defiance 5×
- defiance is 5×