Protest can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| protest - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" | ||
| protest - utter words of protest | ||
| protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" | ||
Noun |
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| protest - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent | ||
| protest - a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" | ||
| protest - the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall" |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | noun | They finished the game under protest to the league president. | |
| 2. | noun | The senator rose to register his protest. | |
| 3. | noun | A shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall. | |
| 4. | noun | m - Estimated number of people worldwide who took to the streets on 21 February 2003, in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, the largest simultaneous protest in world history. | |
| 5. | noun | Activists are stepping up their protest drive. | |
| 6. | noun | Ever louder voices of protest drowned out his speech. | |
| 7. | noun | Martin Luther King, Jr., had won his first protest against injustice - peacefully. | |
| 8. | noun | From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats, raises a storm of angry protest. | |
| 9. | noun | The man gave no heed to her loud protest. | |
| 10. | noun | The article was an invitation for public protest against the newspaper. | |
| 11. | noun | Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained. | |
| 12. | noun | I interpreted this as a protest. | |
| 13. | noun | I dismissed the protest. | |
| 14. | noun | I cannot pass the matter by without making a protest. | |
| 15. | noun | On the other hand, when public officials act wrongly, Americans feel a responsibility to protest. | |
| 16. | verb | We feel called to protest and oppose this injustice. | |
| 17. | verb | Martin Luther King, Jr. persuaded the black citizens to protest peacefully. | |
| 18. | verb | The assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament. | |
| 19. | verb | Transportation workers staged a walkout to protest pay cuts. | |
| 20. | verb | Before I could protest, I was handcuffed and was on my way to prison. | |
| 21. | verb | The citizens demonstrated to protest against the new project. | |
| 22. | verb | Ruritania summoned Balquiria's chargé d'affaires to protest against the violations of human rights in the latter's country. | |
| 23. | verb | They no longer felt a need to protest. | |
| 24. | verb | They did not protest working long hours for low pay. | |
| 25. | verb | American workers began to protest. | |
| 26. | verb | More and more students began to protest. | |
| 27. | verb | Today, some websites are blacked out to protest against SOPA and PIPA. | |
| 28. | verb | She didn't protest. | |
| 29. | verb | He didn't protest. | |
| 30. | verb | Chinese journalists at a major newspaper have gone on strike to protest against censorship. |
| Sentence | |
|---|---|
| noun | |
| They finished the game under protest to the league president. |
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| The senator rose to register his protest. |
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| A shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall. |
|
| m - Estimated number of people worldwide who took to the streets on 21 February 2003, in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, the largest simultaneous protest in world history. |
|
| Activists are stepping up their protest drive. | |
| Ever louder voices of protest drowned out his speech. | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., had won his first protest against injustice - peacefully. | |
| From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats, raises a storm of angry protest. | |
| The man gave no heed to her loud protest. | |
| The article was an invitation for public protest against the newspaper. | |
| Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained. | |
| I interpreted this as a protest. | |
| I dismissed the protest. | |
| I cannot pass the matter by without making a protest. | |
| On the other hand, when public officials act wrongly, Americans feel a responsibility to protest. | |
| verb | |
| We feel called to protest and oppose this injustice. |
|
| Martin Luther King, Jr. persuaded the black citizens to protest peacefully. | |
| The assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament. | |
| Transportation workers staged a walkout to protest pay cuts. | |
| Before I could protest, I was handcuffed and was on my way to prison. | |
| The citizens demonstrated to protest against the new project. | |
| Ruritania summoned Balquiria's chargé d'affaires to protest against the violations of human rights in the latter's country. | |
| They no longer felt a need to protest. | |
| They did not protest working long hours for low pay. | |
| American workers began to protest. | |
| More and more students began to protest. | |
| Today, some websites are blacked out to protest against SOPA and PIPA. | |
| She didn't protest. | |
| He didn't protest. | |
| Chinese journalists at a major newspaper have gone on strike to protest against censorship. | |