Example Sentences

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Those who broke up the service were protesting ICE deportations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Kibasova said she laughed when she heard that people were saying that moms were protesting, like it was an insult.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

When she heard I was coming to the protest, she invited me and some of her friends who were protesting with her over for breakfast.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

She added that some people were protesting because they had been given "false information".

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

They were protesting police actions during the Democratic National Convention.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge