protester

Example Sentences

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On Monday evening, Trump posted on social media an image of a protester dressed in a frog costume holding a sign that said, “First They Came for the Algae.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

"We are not against the country's development; we are against the arrogance and lack of transparency surrounding projects that affect our lives," said one protester, Alma, a student at the Faculty of Science.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

Roa later told authorities that he had planned to attend the UFC event only as a protester, but his vehicle malfunctioned and he had to return home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Those include the Columbia University campus protester Mahmoud Khalil and a Venezuelan man sent to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

National Guardsmen, called out by the governor to quell demonstrations, surround a Vietnam War protester during the People's Park Riot in Berkeley, California, 1969.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge