protested
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
An inflected form of protest · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,964 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,502 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- utter words of protest
- express opposition through action or words also: resist, dissent dissent to the laws of the country
- affirm or avow formally or solemnly The suspect protested his innocence
protested in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
Now We Are Three · Joe L. Hensley · Chapter 1
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For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
The Valley of the Shadow · H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile · Chapter 1
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He protested vigorously against the injustice and robbery, when he saw the loss that he would sustain.
The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 — Volume 1 · Pedro Fernandes de, -1615 Queirós · Chapter 1
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But Jemmy protested with all his feeble strength, "I cannot, I will not take it all," he said.
Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 · Various · Chapter 1
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She had done many heads of her sister, all very sentimental and curiously false, though Louie Marsellus protested to like them.
The Professor's House · Willa Cather · Chapter 2