peaceful protest

Example Sentences

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In response to concerns about linking protests to attacks on Jews, Sir Keir said: "I will defend the right of peaceful protest very strongly and freedom of speech."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"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

Where: 200 N. Spring St. Event notes: This peaceful protest is being organized by 50501 SoCal in coordination with a larger coalition of Los Angeles-based organizers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Under the First Amendment, anyone in the U.S. has the right to engage in peaceful protest, which can include yelling, using profane language, videotaping officers and following them in a car, legal experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

It was a peaceful protest; orderly and insistent, like the ticking of a clock.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon