remonstrate

Example Sentences

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Despite its military prowess, Sparta lacked strategic depth; its king, Archidamus II, therefore urged his countrymen to remonstrate with the Athenians, to buy time while recruiting other distant powers to their side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Norway forward Haaland was one of several City players to remonstrate with Hooper.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

Ten Hag appeared to accept he was wrong to remonstrate.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2023

The article’s sensational headline read, “Raving Private Ryan! Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson remonstrate with a red carpet staffer as they attend the 76th Cannes Film Festival premiere of Asteroid City.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Better Joe pushed at the young man’s head; seemed to remonstrate; and Charles said something in their tongue.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson