A few shop owners expressed defiance, saying they could handle themselves and were not worried.

The flag was first raised over the Capitol in 1962, largely to express defiance of the civil rights movement.

Now the falcon screamed again, its whole body expressing defiance.

"We'll have to give in or express defiance sooner or later," the blond woman cautioned.

Yet even as he spoke, his mind continued to express defiance.

Threatening government officials is another classic way of expressing defiance toward the government and unwillingness to stand for its policies.

It is also used as a salute to express unity, strength, defiance, or resistance.

Williams has further expressed defiance and indifference on his website, and said he was the one who made the decision.

However, the other ministers of Silla were greatly opposed to this, and expressed such defiance to the king.

He wrote a will just hours before being taken to the gallows expressing defiance.