Alex defies father now, but he will not win.
I am constantly amazed as my son accomplishes his goals and defies all expectations.
Add to this nightmare scenario a one-way system that defies logic and you will have a vision of Hell.
His voice, with its extremely distinctive dark, rich timbre at any rate rather defies categorisation.
Norway defies the ban while some indigenous peoples in Greenland, Siberia and the US state of Alaska are allowed traditional subsistence whaling.