dissent
verb (used without object)
to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed byfrom ).
was dissenting
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past progressiveof dissent.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Sotomayor added that she was dissenting with “deep sadness, but commitment to the Eighth Amendment’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment.”
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
He was dissenting in that case, he explained, because “I am unable to agree that this Court should buy the damaged and unrepairable merchandise the State is selling in this cause, namely, appellant’s confession.”
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2020
Ginsburg was dissenting from the notion that the courts even needed to take another look at Texas’s program, in Fisher’s first trip to the court.
From MSNBC ● Dec. 9, 2015
The decision Justice Scalia was dissenting from, Lawrence v.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2011
"That is my opinion;" "And mine," cried several voices together, but among the younger officers there was dissenting silence.
From Prince Eugene and His Times by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
