protest
noun
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid.
have been protesting
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present perfect progressiveof protest.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Since early May, workers and Indigenous communities have been protesting Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades and calling for center-right President Rodrigo Paz to resign.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Demonstrators by the thousands have been protesting the Department of Homeland Security’s tactics in Minnesota this month after federal agents fatally shot two people in separate incidents during immigration-enforcement operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
People living in Epping who have been protesting against the use of the hotel as migrant accommodation have told the BBC they felt less safe in the town since it was used for asylum seekers.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Here, then, begin the obtrusion, and the alledged necessity of those boundary walls, against which I have been protesting.
From A Morning's Walk from London to Kew by Richard Phillips
