remonstrate
Example Sentences
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The forward remonstrated face to face with referee Clement Turpin but to no avail.
From Seattle Times
Djokovic then had some massage treatment on his left thigh at the changeover and began to get agitated, remonstrating with his team.
From Seattle Times
Bournemouth manager Gary O’Neil remonstrated with the referee at halftime and received a yellow card, and also spoke to the match officials after the game.
From Seattle Times
As he remonstrated with the officials at half-time, O'Neil, a former West Ham player who has been in caretaker charge of Bournemouth since the end of August, insisted: "It's a handball, that's a fact."
From BBC
The German was sent off after charging out of his technical area late in his team’s 1-0 win at Anfield to remonstrate with the referee’s assistant.
From Seattle Times
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