Used in a Sentence

protesting

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for protesting.

Editorial note

One crank protesting outside a cinema is very different from the CEO of a movie studio deciding not to make the film.

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Quick take

Protestation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of protesting gathered in one view.

noun

Protestation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for protesting.

noun

Protestation.

Example sentences

1

One crank protesting outside a cinema is very different from the CEO of a movie studio deciding not to make the film.

2

They shouldn't be protesting of their innocence on Twitter, they should be wearing prison jumpsuits while awaiting sentencing.

3

It might not mean much but it's my own little way of protesting what I believe to be pure hypocrisy coming from Google.

4

Try protesting anything any government does though, and the response will be tear gas and batons.

5

Is it just me, or does the photo in this piece quite obviously show protesting Uber tech/marketing employees, not drivers?

6

Don't try protesting or showing anything is not in order because people might leave and you'll not be as important!

7

It's much harder to actually do something about them - such as protesting the Nazis back then, or helping Greece now.

8

Did the taxis protesting against Uber in NYC made the US a no-go for entrepreneur?

9

And that someone who was very anti-copyright would be actively protesting against the law.

10

Most UK citizens don't worry about banning Westboro Baptist Church from protesting funerals.

11

He didn't even use lethal force nor excessive force..yet people are still protesting.

12

Secondly, around a hundred people got killed protesting contested election results in 2009.

Quote examples

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Orwell himself says, "Look back through this essay, and for certain you will find that I have again and again committed the very faults I am protesting against." So he is not claiming that he has attained perfection in his own prose.

Proper noun examples

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Protesting the tools used to conduct war instead of the war itself makes little sense to me, particularly when that tool marks a dramatic improvement in reducing civilian casualties.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use protesting in a sentence?

One crank protesting outside a cinema is very different from the CEO of a movie studio deciding not to make the film.

What does protesting mean?

Protestation.

What part of speech is protesting?

protesting is commonly used as noun.