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Example sentences for: defies

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And since the info has proved to be accurate, the first option defies probability.
By underscoring his image as a fearless strongman, Putin defies this critique.
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.
The most powerful work in The Sixties also defies easy categorization.
Zhuang, a Tai language spoken in Southern China, defies typographers by employing letters resembling the numbers 2 through 6 to indicate syllabic tone: \symbol\.