protestation
noun
pro·tes·ta·tion
ˌprä-tə-ˈstā-shən 
ˌprō-,
-ˌte-
: the act of protesting : a solemn declaration or avowal
Examples of protestation in a Sentence
Despite his protestations to the contrary, he appears to be guilty.
the governor went on television to make a passionate protestation of his innocence in the bribery scandal
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Lamia doesn’t know that Bibi has gone into super-grandma mode after realizing the folly of her abandonment plan, parking herself in loud protestation at the police station.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
For all his protestations that these were kids’ flicks, one of the beauties of the prequels was the sense that the director’s primary audience for all these films was himself.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The second half of the play unfolds as a series of arguments and sales pitches and insults and protestations over who did what or who might have done what or who needs what the most.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Even as his pain intensified and his leg grew worse without adequate blood flow, he was not immediately relocated to an intensive care unit, but was instead moved for several days between post-anesthesia units, despite Lisa Wolff’s protestations, the suit said.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
For all his protestations that these were kids’ flicks, one of the beauties of the prequels was the sense that the director’s primary audience for all these films was himself.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The second half of the play unfolds as a series of arguments and sales pitches and insults and protestations over who did what or who might have done what or who needs what the most.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Even as his pain intensified and his leg grew worse without adequate blood flow, he was not immediately relocated to an intensive care unit, but was instead moved for several days between post-anesthesia units, despite Lisa Wolff’s protestations, the suit said.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for protestation
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“Protestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protestation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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protestation
noun
pro·tes·ta·tion
ˌprät-əs-ˈtā-shən
ˌprō-ˌtes-
1
: the act of protesting
2
: a positive declaration
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