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Example sentences for: defies

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Second, disagree as one might with the highhanded approach taken by the Oakland Unified School District, the linguistic challenge confronting urban schools defies armchair comprehension.
By underscoring his image as a fearless strongman, Putin defies this critique.
A fifth that defies comprehension is now the herbrew pony, borrowed from ponytail migrated from the back of the head to the forehead and came to mean bangs or fringe.
Post's reporting suggests that Indian motivations are not crystal clear, with one senior aide to Prime Minister Vajpayee quoted as saying that the tests were scheduled a month ago and were not intended as a rebuff to international criticism, while another stated, "The news of the day is: India defies world opinion."
Also, a shaggy-dog plot that defies the laws of time and space.