The music's forceful fugal motion speaks of a defiant spirit.

Some people here have advocated rebuilding on the site, in testimony to a defiant spirit.

It is known that freedom-haters don't have defiant spirits like those of the 19 - may God have mercy on them".

It certifies you as an unfettered, defiant spirit and bodes well for your future.

The defiant spirit that was once prominent among the Knicks is rapidly fading with each defeat.

Only the defiant spirit of its people keeps the place alive".

The slaves are certain that he has been saved and remain in defiant and jubilant spirits.

For all its near-death experiences, there is a certain defiant spirit in Bonaparte.

Mao was now kneeling in the middle of the square, his head hung, his old defiant spirit apparently quite crushed.

The times officially subscribe to good taste, political correctness and fair play - all of which inhibit comedy's defiant spirit.