remonstrance

Example Sentences

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I'd be glad to see others take up the torch of remonstrance and dissent.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

His order penalizing anyone who harbored Quakers provoked 31 residents of Flushing on Long Island — none of them Quakers themselves — to sign a remonstrance, a collective appeal to redress their grievance.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2018

The proposal drew the vocal remonstrance of homeowners in the affected area and nearby residents.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2017

The scene builds to a remonstrance: “You made me mistrust my gut.”

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2012

“I say, you know!” muttered Joe, shaking his head at me in very serious remonstrance.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens