protested in English

verb
1
express an objection to what someone has said or done.
she wouldn't let him pay, and he didn't protest
synonyms:express oppositionobjectdissenttake issuemake/take a standput up a fightkicktake exceptioncomplainexpress disapprovaldisagreedemurremonstratemake a fusscry outspeak outrailinveighfulminatekick up a fuss/stink
2
declare (something) firmly and emphatically in the face of stated or implied doubt or in response to an accusation.
“I'm not being coy!” Lucy protested
3
write or obtain a protest in regard to (a bill).
verb

Use "protested" in a sentence

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1. 'That's outrageous!' he protested.

2. He protested against the bad treatment.

3. 10 She protested her innocence .

4. I protested but she persisted.

5. She protested about the expense.

6. Citizens protested Conscription by burning their draft …

7. They also protested against employment sex discrimination.

8. Science took a chance and nature protested.

9. I protested, but she carried on regardless.

10. We protested strongly against such barbarous aggression.

11. She protested strongly at being called a snob.

12. The children protested when they were punished unfairly.

13. 'That's not true,' she protested in a shrill voice.

14. She protested that she had never seen the accused man before.

15. Anonymous is this group of people that protested, very famously, Scientology.

16. Women came out, protested a brutal dictator, fearlessly spoke.

17. "He deserves to be thrashed," she protested, fiercely indignant.

18. He had protested strongly when her call-up papers came.

19. Parents, however, have protested against lax security at the school.

20. The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.

21. Many people have protested at the cuts in state benefits.

22. They protested, they complained, they argued, but it was to no avail.

23. Several Shanghai cigarette factories protested against these taxes with shutdowns.

24. The cross-Channel ferry industry protested under the name "Flexilink".

25. They protested bitterly to their employers, but to no avail.

26. Hundreds of thousands protested in France against President Sarkozy's economic policies.

27. Peter protested that he had never “eaten anything defiled and unclean.”

28. Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside.

29. The journalist protested that he was only trying to get at the truth.

30. Most hippies protested the Vietnam War and believed in the power of love.

31. Other groups, including Crimean Tatars, protested in support of the revolution.

32. Opposition parties have protested over alleged vote rigging in the election.

33. And he protested, “But I’ve already asked another brother to ordain me.”

34. Vermin, he called them, when she protested at killing a sitting bird.

35. The Japanese government protested against the action of conservationist against the Japanese whale catcher.

36. Families had to be barricaded inside a restaurant while students protested outside.

37. 'But we're having such fun, aren't we?' he protested with a teasing smile.

38. Colonists protested against British actions by saying the British were violating their rights.

39. 25 He protested his innocence and promised to help police track down the real murderer.

40. The group protested against a possible reprieve for an inmate on death row in Texas.

41. 'I don't see why I should take the blame for this!' she protested.

42. She protested that it wasn't traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row.

43. Mr Turner did not accept service and protested the jurisdiction of the Spanish court

44. As he was zealous to accomplish his mission, SlideIl fumed and protested the delay.

45. Antismoking groups protested imports, but the U.S. administration brandished a persuasive weapon —punitive tariffs.

46. Viewers protested about the "violent scene" on episode 51, which aired July 20, 2008.

47. He protested his innocence and promised to help police track down the real murderer.

48. We have also strongly protested the radio collars as unacceptable, which should be removed immediately.

49. “I do not know how to speak,” he protested, “for I am just a boy.”

50. Tertullian came to the defense of these Christians and protested the irrational treatment of them.