protest
Example Sentences
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On whether it was a positive vote for the Greens or a protest vote against the Labour government, Polanski said there had been a "rise in the Green vote".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is striking against “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” in protest over wages and working conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
But it seemed to be an instance of “the chairman doth protest too much.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
She described the first No Kings protest, which she had been initially nervous to attend, as an intoxicating experience.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
“I hear voices shouting, a sharp crack of the whip, horses neighing in protest, the clatter of hooves, the skid of carriage wheels, the Incorrigibles calling, ‘Lumawoo’—whoops!”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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