under protest

Example Sentences

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With a series of festival dates coming up that had to be announced, he finally went with his own name under protest.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Typically you are able to run under protest but I guess they have a different situation here at the Olympics where it is blatant, which it was, they don't allow you to run under protest.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

They moved on under protest, and later filed a motion to have the judge disqualified.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023

It’s made legal grabs like trying to trademark the name of Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, later withdrawing the application under protest.

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2020

The next day, Bobby Gene was acting under protest.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon