protestation

Example Sentences

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“I don’t deserve to be here at all” is a protestation you would expect to hear from someone in prison.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

By titling his book “Crooked,” Masters not only evokes the archaic language of the 1920s but President Richard M. Nixon’s famous protestation: “I am not a crook.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

“But then I think a large part of that energy was a protestation to across the street.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

From her, there was no “it’s a foot in the door, but …” protestation that we’ve heard from other children of privilege lately.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023

She clamped her mouth shut, shaking her head in violent protestation.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas