protest
Example Sentences
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He said Reform's successes could no longer be viewed as "a fluke or a protest vote".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is striking against “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” in protest over wages and working conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Over 100,000 gathered there in October 1967 to protest the Vietnam War as part of the March on the Pentagon.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
When Gespass asked Babb how he knew she wasn’t leaving the protest when she started walking away, Babb admitted he couldn’t have known.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
“This will pay for a three-bedroom apartment I found in Somewhere. Don’t worry, Lily,” Dad says when the little girl in my lap begins to protest.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing protest
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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