peaceful protest

Example Sentences

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"For a government to seek to use the pain of the Jewish community to restrict our right to peaceful protest would be a dangerous error," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

They claimed they had a lawful excuse, telling the court it was a peaceful protest and the damage was minor.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“Ours is a free society where the right to peaceful protest is sacred.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

A peaceful protest in support of a 37-year-old man shot and killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis was under way Saturday evening in downtown Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

I thought of Doc Machado wanting to form a peaceful protest.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez