of Protest
Source: Webster's dictionaryNo one told you to call your band Salacious Mold, my friend." "We're Millennium Lint now," Simon protested. Cassandra Clare
Tessa knows Will,” protested Charlotte. "She trusts Will.” "Iwouldn't go that far,” muttered Tessa. Cassandra Clare
Even more blood welled up and spilled down his arm, splattering onto the ground. "Camille's carpet,” Magnus protested. "It's blood,” said Will. "She ought to be thrilled. Cassandra Clare
Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments. George Orwell
The girls got sent to the domestic science room and the boys to the science lab. ... I protested - unsuccessfully. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
A child who protested when being stripped on the back by its mother, it's humbled by the scorching sun when left to walk. African Proverb