remonstrate
verb (used with object)
to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
had remonstrated
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past perfectof remonstrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They said they had remonstrated with some of them.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
Late last winter some of her friends had remonstrated with her.
From Time Magazine Archive
Margaret had remonstrated with her for the fancy.
From East Angels by Constance Fenimore Woolson
Lord Alston had remonstrated about the marriage, using at last very strong language to dissuade the baronet from a step which he thought so unfortunate; but he had remonstrated altogether in vain.
From Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope
His wife, whose passions were less strong than his own and her prudence greater, had remonstrated with him on the matter.
From Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope
