protest
Example Sentences
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Over 100,000 gathered there in October 1967 to protest the Vietnam War as part of the March on the Pentagon.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
But New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani dragged his feet on implementing it, and at least as we write this hadn’t denounced the protest that included a charge against the police barricades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
But it seemed to be an instance of “the chairman doth protest too much.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Some Fairhopians floated the idea that, like much of the rest of Alabama, the city operates with an old boys’ club mentality, intolerant of outside agitation like a No Kings protest.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
He realized that with his hand closed around the chalk it might look like a fist in the air protest and not the silent explanation he hoped.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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