remonstrate
verb (used with object)
to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
remonstrates
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present tense formof remonstrate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Jodar regularly remonstrates with his father, who still coaches him, and one of those occasions against Michelsen led to an accusation he had pushed a ball girl.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Juan Quintero of Colombia’s Deportivo Pereira remonstrates with Rony of Brazil’s Palmeiras during a Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first-leg soccer match.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
In which case, I’m not sure why they’re not inverted, and as I type that, Henderson remonstrates with the latter for not anticipating a pass so well-disguised it could’ve lived at 52 Festive Road.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2021
But as Mr Green remonstrates, the City of Culture status technically runs for four years, not just one.
From Economist ● Sep. 25, 2017
Mary enters, right, with the chair, during this business and remonstrates with her mother for getting out of the chaise without the aid of the chair.
From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
