How to Use protestation in a Sentence
protestation
noun- Despite his protestations to the contrary, he appears to be guilty.
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Even as the United States joined the chorus of protestations, Barzani pushed ahead.
—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
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Over his protestations, the full D.C. Circuit, in due time, sided with the teen.
—Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, 10 July 2018
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The joke here is that, of course, Kimmy’s protestations are true — but none of those men are Kimmy Schmidt.
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 30 May 2018
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All protestations to the contrary, Evans and Gary Clark are 1 and 1A in deflections.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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However, Penelope’s love for Colin — and his protestation of the match — gets in the way.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
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His protestations may well hold the answer on striking the right balance.
—Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 12 May 2020
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For all these protestations, the market has treated it as a turning point.
—John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
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Despite their protestations, Max and Frank are paired up to crack the case of a kidnapped baby panda.
—Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, 17 May 2018
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Qiao Chen, despite the protestations of his son, voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
—New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
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Over her protestations, the officer arrested Morales and took her to the Hobbs City Jail, the lawsuit said.
—Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 8 June 2018
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The girl stated that despite her protestations, Bell fondled her, kissed her body, pulled her clothes down and raped her.
—Beau Evans, NOLA.com, 26 June 2017
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In the psych ward, the nurses ignored my protestations because nurses are very good at their jobs.
—Katie MacBride, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2018
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His protestations of love are not borne out by his behavior.
—Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine, 7 Sep. 2017
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Even Gandhi’s own pietism, for all his protestations of love and friendship, could set Muslim nerves on edge.
—Ferdinand Mount, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
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However, his protestations don’t address the essential reason for the verdict or the size of the fine.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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As Ryan was removed from court, Eppinger and Dorsey rose in protest and were subsequently led out of the courtroom over their protestations.
—George Chidi, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2023
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Trump is growing lonely in his protestations of his own probity.
—Dana Milbank, The Mercury News, 9 June 2017
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Khalid, for all his lovelorn protestations, fully trusts the power of his imploring voice, which warms even his most brittle tracks.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2019
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And what if, despite Anthony’s protestations to the contrary, the ability to adjust is just not there?
—New York Times, 20 Nov. 2019
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Chaos ensues and Rice argues his case, before eventually a tow-truck pulls in to put the brakes on Rice's protestations and adds further fuel to the fire.
—SI.com, 17 Oct. 2019
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Amgen outlined some of those protestations in a statement on Friday.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 14 June 2019
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Two pitches later, Avisaíl García hit a line drive off Miley’s thigh, and his protestations were denied.
—Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 5 May 2017
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To leer, grope, force, no matter what age, profession, protestation.
—Michael Arceneaux, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2018
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And his protestation of ignorance certainly seemed to be true.
—Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018
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At the first hearing of Ahed’s trial earlier this month, the military judge ruled that it should be held in secret, despite her lawyer’s protestations.
—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
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Gone were the grand protestations against hate and bigotry, now replaced with quieter, more intimate vignettes into his deep love for his boyfriend, Alan.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2019
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How did the panel square Preckwinkle’s protestations that Justice Burke initiated the fundraiser and was at least the co-host with the plain letter of the judicial canons?
—Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019
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Over his father's protestations, Whitaker was sentenced to death.
—Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2018
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But no matter how plausible his protestations have been, investors haven’t been listening.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
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