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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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
Her trite defiance is exemplified when she remonstrates against a would-be teacher who would pollute young Ned’s mind with “fancy books.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2020
But as Mr Green remonstrates, the City of Culture status technically runs for four years, not just one.
From Economist ● Sep. 25, 2017
A frustrated Roman Weidenfeller remonstrates with referee Carlos Velasco Carballo before being given a yellow card.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2016
His good-temper was without anger, but he remonstrates with no little dignity, when he chooses to be solemn; though to be playful was more natural to him.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli
