I realize she wants to clear herself for me, but that means defying Tynan.

Governing New York sometimes means defying one's faith.

And he asks her, mysteriously, whether she would still be his friend even if it meant defying society.

As a Jew, that came naturally, even though it meant defying his isolationist Hearst bosses.

Even supporters of the bill say they expect to get fewer Republican votes this year, in part because a vote for the measure means defying a Republican president.

It would mean defying their own leader, Speaker Peter F. Vallone, who wants to see nothing that might make him look bad in his race for mayor.

I found myself silently begging Captain Kirk not to go, to stay here even if it meant defying orders directly.

Some Lucidian clerics believed that resisting the Hu'n-tai At meant defying die Will of God.

Desai asked, "Even if it meant defying Starfleet regulations?"

On my world, exploration meant defying the Caretaker just to walk on the surface.