protestation
Example Sentences
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Then there is Letby’s own continued protestation of innocence.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 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
Such protestation gives aid and comfort to those who seek to have the indictment dismissed without the accused having to answer the charges against him.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023
“But then I think a large part of that energy was a protestation to across the street.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023
In the next year or two, however, I will be losing my claim to this familiar protestation.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
