In that moment, as it has for three decades, their collaboration defied easy definition.

It has also been described as a "dialogue of values that defies consensual definition".

That, and other things between us that still defied definition.

Even if you watched carefully, there was something about the 10th-ranked Eagles that defied definition.

They are trying to find a language for something that defies definition.

It allows our critics and reporters the freedom to range into areas of coverage that defy simple definition as art.

The party defies definition according to orthodox models of the political spectrum.

The food at the Markham, like the room itself, defies definition.

With events like this, that defy definition, there is a need for closure.