protest
Example Sentences
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Phillips, a nondescript and mostly unknown Minnesota congressman, was the most serious protest vote option.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
An hour before the protest was due to start, lines of people streamed from other parts of the city, many wearing t-shirts bearing the demonstration's slogan: "The students are winning."
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Explaining her decision to drop most charges in the campus protest cases, Feldstein Soto pointed out many lacked enough evidence for prosecution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
World number one Aryna Sabalenka cut short her French Open news conference as part of a 15-minute limit on media duties in protest at the prize money on offer.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Because Ivy hadn’t actually spoken those words, Josie couldn’t protest, But won't he understand when I can actually tell him the truth?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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