How to pronounce defy
Listen to defy in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“defy” in real sentences
391 clips in the index · 52 American · 36 British · 1 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> would defy the government.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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written to it and dropped my aspirations but I was determined to defy it to defy
Penguin Books UK · hear it here
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um prevail and that they will not defy the Supreme Court that they will not defy
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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at 46% in the polls and I defy any other political party I defy any other
Parliament TV On Demand (NZ) · hear it here
Why real speech
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