dissent
Example Sentences
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“We’re not trying to be a judge or a jury. We’re trying to publish books that show openness to ideas, that don’t shame people or punish dissent and encourage debate.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a solo dissent: “It should be obvious that this arrest violated the First Amendment.”
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Rare public dissent sparked by the recent crisis and national power cuts saw locals banging pots and pans in central Havana on Monday.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
There’s some dissent, but Haymitch takes our part, and by bedtime, we have a compartment across from Prim and my mother, who agrees to keep an eye on us.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing dissent
The Hunger Games
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 8
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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