protest
Example Sentences
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In front of the judge, Babb testified that he had told Gamble she could either take off the costume or leave the protest.
From Slate • May 4, 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 added: "I think it's important that we make sure that we have freedom of speech in this country and freedom of protest."
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Still, students should have the right to protest government officials on their campuses, as long as they do so peacefully and seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Nhamo didn’t protest as her cousin took some of the heavy packets of mealie meal from the basket and transferred them to the sling on her back.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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