half-defiantly
- a word derived from defiantly.
Example Sentences
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“We’ll dispense with the reading of the minutes of the last meeting,” she declared half-defiantly.
From The Law-Breakers by Cullum, Ridgwell
There, all among the women and children, half-shyly, half-defiantly, they pecked at the plaster flesh and returned to resume the conversation in the piazza with a new serenity and confidence in their hearts.
From A Wanderer in Florence by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
They looked at each other half-defiantly for a moment; then the heiress bowed her head, and said, in low, broken tones: "Oh, Beulah, Beulah! child of poverty! would I could change places with you!"
From Beulah by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
“I have no excuse, sir,” said Archie, with his head half-defiantly thrown back, “but I should like to explain.”
From Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys by Duncan, Norman
Ah!…" she hesitated, then said to him, looking half-defiantly towards Ethel: "Time after time, when I thought you were alone, I’ve wanted to just look in and see if you were all right.
From Winding Paths by Page, Gertrude
