How to Use protestation in a Sentence

protestation

noun

• Despite his protestations to the contrary, he appears to be guilty.
• Even as the United States joined the chorus of protestations, Barzani pushed ahead.
  — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
• Over his protestations, the full D.C. Circuit, in due time, sided with the teen.
  — Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, 10 July 2018
• 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
• All protestations to the contrary, Evans and Gary Clark are 1 and 1A in deflections.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• However, Penelope’s love for Colin — and his protestation of the match — gets in the way.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
• His protestations may well hold the answer on striking the right balance.
  — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 12 May 2020
• For all these protestations, the market has treated it as a turning point.
  — John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
• Despite their protestations, Max and Frank are paired up to crack the case of a kidnapped baby panda.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, 17 May 2018
• Qiao Chen, despite the protestations of his son, voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
  — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
• Over her protestations, the officer arrested Morales and took her to the Hobbs City Jail, the lawsuit said.
  — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 8 June 2018
• 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
• In the psych ward, the nurses ignored my protestations because nurses are very good at their jobs.
  — Katie MacBride, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2018
• His protestations of love are not borne out by his behavior.
  — Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine, 7 Sep. 2017
• 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
• However, his protestations don’t address the essential reason for the verdict or the size of the fine.
  — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Trump is growing lonely in his protestations of his own probity.
  — Dana Milbank, The Mercury News, 9 June 2017
• 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
• And what if, despite Anthony’s protestations to the contrary, the ability to adjust is just not there?
  — New York Times, 20 Nov. 2019
• 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
• Amgen outlined some of those protestations in a statement on Friday.
  — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 14 June 2019
• 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
• To leer, grope, force, no matter what age, profession, protestation.
  — Michael Arceneaux, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2018
• And his protestation of ignorance certainly seemed to be true.
  — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Over his father's protestations, Whitaker was sentenced to death.
  — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2018
• But no matter how plausible his protestations have been, investors haven’t been listening.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2024