Defied is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Defied meaning
simple past and past participle of defy
Using Defied
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of defy
- In the example corpus, defied often appears in combinations such as: defied the, has defied, who defied.
Context around Defied
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Defied
- In this selection, "defied" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hamza, valentine, bannon, claudius, gender and doctors stand out and add context to how "defied" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 56 mps defied the whip and a girl defied precedent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "defied" sits close to words such as accountant, antibody and antitrust, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with defied
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But he defied that directive. (5 words)
He defied gender norms in a space where gender norms are pretty enforced. (13 words)
Later a large crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators defied the ban in Paris. (13 words)
But 2022 marked a shift for the club, as the Orioles defied the expectation of being one of the worst teams in baseball to finish 83-79 and just a few games out of a wild-card spot. (38 words)
In its third annual installment of the list highlighting accomplished women over 50, this year’s list shines a notable light on Black women who have defied the odds and soared to new heights of success. (36 words)
In the gripping Emmy-winning first season, newcomers and fans alike witnessed how young Bertha Russell () defied the elders of her family to become the de facto queen of the United States' railroad empire. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
And so it proved when Hamza defied his statistics, two wickets in three Tests at 132 apiece, to produce something special.
A priest in Rome named Valentinus (aka Valentine) defied Claudius’ order and secretly married couples.
Bannon defied a subpoena from the House select committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol.
But 2022 marked a shift for the club, as the Orioles defied the expectation of being one of the worst teams in baseball to finish 83-79 and just a few games out of a wild-card spot.
But he defied that directive.
Cummins and Lyon defied the odds as Australia finished on 8-282 in their second innings - a famous Test win, certainly.
For better or worse, and despite the show's final destination, its performers and writers wouldn't hold back in crafting content that defied the sensibilities of mainstream comedic entertainment in the '90s.
He defied gender norms in a space where gender norms are pretty enforced.
He has defied the stereotype that peaceful transitions of power are untenable in West Africa,” a statement from Nigeria’s presidency said.
His followers who have been closely following his fight against terminal cancer - against which he has defied doctors’ predictions, had been worried when he revealed he had been ‘pretty unwell this week’.
However, consistently, Patnaik defied expectations, and after a brief stint in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government at the Centre, returned to the state to unseat the Congress.
However, the boycott of Anheuser-Busch and Bud Light, prompted by their controversial partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, a TikTok influencer who pretends to be a girl, defied precedent.
In a blow to Keir Starmer, 56 MPs defied the whip to vote in favour of the SNP amendment in support of a ceasefire.
In its third annual installment of the list highlighting accomplished women over 50, this year’s list shines a notable light on Black women who have defied the odds and soared to new heights of success.
In that article, U.S. Navy pilots describe witnessing and recording video of mysterious objects that seemed to behave in ways that defied the laws of physics.
In the gripping Emmy-winning first season, newcomers and fans alike witnessed how young Bertha Russell () defied the elders of her family to become the de facto queen of the United States' railroad empire.
It is clear that KN faced a lot of obstacles whilst growing up but despite such obstacles, he defied all odds and made it in life.
It’s about a legend who defied the odds, as well as the snotty comments from sports journalists, and earned the respect of his peers on his way to earning 10 World Series rings.
Khan feels Raw’s eight percent decline and Dynamite’s ten percent decline have “defied gravity” in terms of how it compares to the rest of cable television.
Later a large crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators defied the ban in Paris.
Common combinations with defied
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: