She permitted herself a defiant smile; sometimes her stubborn ability to survive impressed even her.

A weak but defiant smile showed on his sweat-drenched face.

She put back on the defiant smile.

Twice a defiant smile touched the thin, firm lips.

Deny flashed a brave and slightly defiant smile at that, then lowered his head in resignation.

His teeth flashed in a brief defiant smile.

The crippled man smiled a defiant smile as he resisted the Shadow with all the power of his own brilliant mind.

There was a kind of defiant smile in his eyes, albeit brief as a flash, or a falling star.

She glanced nervously at Lillian, then pushed her hair back and gave me a defiant smile.

Her mouth spread into a defiant smile.