There was no way he could defy his father over such an important matter.

Now she had proven herself unworthy of him by defying her father.

Romilly knew already that she was going to defy her father.

I knew from experience that any time I defied their father, the children paid the price.

Mara had come close to defying her father to join the order.

Where had she found the courage, the strength of purpose, to defy her father?

"She hasn't quite decided that I'm worth defying her rich father for."

"He would defy both his father and the king for you."

Graham, afraid to defy her father, remains at the camp.

All these things were bound up together and by defying his father he was in effect abandoning them.