objected
Example Sentences
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People objected to whether he had the ability to do this on his own.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Altman’s lawyers objected, and the judge broke in to remind the jurors that this was Musk’s opinion and had “no legal value whatsoever.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
What they objected to was a single sentence in the postmeeting statement: the committee’s pledge to weigh “the extent and timing of additional adjustments” to the federal-funds rate.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Seventeen years ago, Stockett published “The Help,” and some objected to her, as a white woman, appropriating Black speech patterns and cultural themes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“No tonics require human blood,” Taisin objected, her skin prickling.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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