In Iran, making music and drinking are defiant acts.
After this defiant act of opposition it was perhaps fortunate that his impending marriage gave him an excuse for leaving the country.
He would do well if he didn't get himself killed in some defiant act of bravado.
To some readers, her adultery was a defiant, rebellious act.
In a defiant act, Olympia delivered her speeches from memory, just as the men had.
Does this defiant act reflect high heroism or is it the result of a death wish?
With that defiant and extraordinary act he sacrificed a much looked up to high profile career.
Yet it is achingly difficult to leave behind the place where you witnessed such stubborn, defiant acts.
This was the final defiant act of a navy that knows it's lost.
IN times of trouble, one defiant act can change the world.