Words similar to defiant

Example sentences for: defiant

How can you use “defiant” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

"He is defiant," my notes say, as if I can read his mind.
Starr responded to the Jones result by holding his first extensive meeting with the press since January (which the NYT characterizes as "defiant, sometimes rambling"), in the driveway of his home.
But Estonia has been increasingly defiant: It switched official allegiance from the Russian to the Greek Orthodox Church, criticized Russia's war in Chechnya, and imposed requirements that make it difficult for its Russian-speaking minority to become citizens.
That kind of flippancy amounts to a defiant refusal to think seriously about the trade-offs involved in designing a criminal justice system.
He took himself so seriously . And nothing makes you more bratty and defiant than a self-important adult.