protestation

How to use protestation in a sentence

• I insisted, against my daughter’s protestations, on taking UberPool to the emergency room.

  I Learned the Hard Way Just How Barbaric American Health Care Is | Deborah Copaken | August 5, 2022 | The Daily Beast

• Despite his protestations that he can’t dance—accurate, as it turns out—she draws him out to the dance floor, where he stands like an awkward totem while she kaboodles around him.

  Forget About the Accent. Lady Gaga Is Tremendous in House of Gucci | Stephanie Zacharek | November 23, 2021 | Time

• These protestations make us feel better, and maybe, in time, will spur change.

  Idris Elba Brings a Regal Urban Cowboy to Life in Concrete Cowboy | Stephanie Zacharek | April 2, 2021 | Time

• "Very well, then, let that pass," is the answer of his enemies to his friends when that passionate protestation is read.

  Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James Denney

• Edgar repeated the protestation, that he had been hurried on by passion, and spoke without meaning.

  Camilla | Fanny Burney