Protest has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Activists are stepping up their protest drive. | |
| 2. | Ever louder voices of protest drowned out his speech. | |
| 3. | Martin Luther King, Jr. persuaded the black citizens to protest peacefully. | |
| 4. | Martin Luther King, Jr., had won his first protest against injustice - peacefully. | |
| 5. | 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. | |
| 6. | The man gave no heed to her loud protest. | |
| 7. | The assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament. | |
| 8. | The article was an invitation for public protest against the newspaper. | |
| 9. | Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained. | |
| 10. | Transportation workers staged a walkout to protest pay cuts. |