protest
Example Sentences
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But its importance grew as subsequent generations embraced “Strange Fruit” as, in effect, the definitive protest song.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
He was being moved to the prison's segregation unit because of his actions during the night and officers said he needed a shower after a dirty protest.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Others began to protest or write articles pleading that the experiment be saved.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
In recent years, prices of gold, silver and bitcoin had climbed as a kind of protest vote against fiscal excesses and the idea that central banks had become more tolerant of inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
It was considerate of her to keep my molding friend in her home for this long, and I felt too foolish 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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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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