remonstrate

Example Sentences

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When someone on the Republican side of the room remonstrated, Biden paused before departing from his script to reply: “As my football coach used to say, lots of luck in your senior year.”

From Washington Post

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