under protest
Example Sentences
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He agreed under protest to open the electronic gate in return for the commission’s reducing his fine by $1.1 million, to $1.4 million, secured by a lien on his home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
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
Jesus Christ made Seattle under protest — only a true Seattleite knows what the first initial of those words stands for, Joan Magnano-Damm said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
While the sides continue negotiating a collective bargaining agreement, the Canadian players say they are playing the tournament under protest and haven’t ruled out a strike.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023
The next day, Bobby Gene was acting under protest.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
