| He reads the game well, attacked with purpose and put many of his senior teammates to shame with a display which defied his years. |
| Soon I had amassed a large record collection while, simultaneously, building up a vaseline-walled quiff which defied gravity. |
| They held firm until an assistant referee flagged for a penalty that defied belief. |
| Our politics continue to shift leftward and away from its conservative groove at a pace that has defied predictions. |
| A baby lamb born weighing less than a bag of sugar has defied all the odds. |
| Having won the balance of power, Peters defied his own election promises and realigned himself with the National Party and its pro-market agenda. |
