On Wednesday, Barfi first spoke in English on behalf of the Sotloffs, sounding a mournful but defiant tone about the journalist's death (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
A throng of 1 million revelers in Times Square rang in the New Year with raucous cheers and a blizzard of confetti, striking an optimistic, even defiant tone amid jitters... (pagesix.com)
Fortunately, Chrysler secured the extended time slot — costing them US$ 9 million in the process — and filled it with a gritty portrait of Detroit and its auto industry, using Eminem's «Lose Yourself» to bolster the ad's defiant tone. (canadianbusiness.com)