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

"They should just let you run under protest and let you sort it out later."

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

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