remonstration
Example Sentences
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I’m hard-pressed to believe a protest out of sight would’ve been as memorable as what became of their remonstration in plain view.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2018
It all but usurped the message of the Black Lives Matter movement, which is the foundation of Kaepernick’s remonstration.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2017
For movie and television buffs, especially those not old enough to remember beatniks, Lenny Bruce, Vietnam War protests or other symbols of remonstration against Eisenhower-era complacency, Ms. Malina was best known as a character actress.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2015
And then in zaps the chorus, a remonstration of sorts, or a call to arms: "Life is just a precious minute baby," it yells.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2010
As I approached, I saw that my dear philosophe spake in terms of remonstration to the Serjeant, which officer protested their presence on the ship.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
