| 1H4 I.iii.225 | [Hotspur to Northumberland and Worcester] All studies here I solemnly defy |
| AYL V.iv.213 | [Rosalind as Epilogue] I would kiss as many of you as had ... breaths that I defied not |
| Ham V.ii.213 | [Hamlet to Horatio] We defy augury |
| MV III.v.65 | [Lorenzo to Jessica, of Launcelot] many fools ... / Garnished like him, that for a tricksy word / Defy the matter [i.e. disdain everyday sense] |
| MW II.ii.70 | [Mistress Quickly to Falstaff] I defy all angels in any such sort ... but in the way of honesty |
| Per IV.vi.24 | [Lysimachus to Bawd] wholesome iniquity have you, that a man may deal withal and defy the surgeon? |
| PP.12.11 | [Pilgrim] Age, I do defy thee |
| PP.17.3 | [] Love is dying, faith's defying [or: rejection] |