remonstrate
verb (used with object)
to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
remonstrated
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past participleof remonstrate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof remonstrate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
remonstrateverb (used with object)to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
Example Sentences
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As I read, I found myself recalling a story I once heard of an aggrieved man who remonstrated with his mother about her open preference for his little brother when they were boys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Rangers defenders remonstrated with each other, but it was the kind of frailty everyone has seen from them for quite a while.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
The second goal was undoubtedly the highlight, with Joshua Kimmich taking a quick corner while goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma remonstrated with the referee, allowing Jamal Musiala to sweep into the empty net.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
Ten Hag remonstrated with officials over a throw-in decision late in the game at Old Trafford, which United won after Victor Lindelof’s 59th-minute goal.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
I remonstrated with them but was told in no uncertain terms that the matter was the women’s affair and that the ANC — as well as anxious husbands — should not meddle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
