protestation

the protestations and evasions of a witness.

Despite their protestation, they were glad to accept our help.

her protestations of innocence were in vain.

The meeting ended with protestations of friendship and cooperation from everyone.

He made loud protestations of innocence.

Her protestations of love seemed insincere.

Despite his protestations, he was still held responsible.

The protestations of the workers fell on deaf ears.

She listened to his protestations with skepticism.

His protestations of loyalty were met with suspicion.

Despite her protestations, she was forced to resign.

The protestations of the defendant failed to convince the jury.

His protestations of ignorance were met with disbelief.

The protestations of the students led to a change in policy.

Emma cried, and he tried to console her, adorning his protestations with puns.

For some time he continued his protestations, and was altogether irreconcilable.

M. Hautet brought forward a chair, uttering vigorous protestations, and she thanked him with a smile.

It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.

'I don't think we can afford to be picky at the moment, ' he said, ignoring Mum's protestations.

Lobengula sent letters of protestation  officially suspending the terms of the agreement, pending a more thorough investigation of its  meaning.

The judge also found that, contrary to Apple's protestations, the App Store's operating margins, which one of Epic's expert witnesses put at 75%, are " extraordinarily high" .

The young man was relieved from the awkwardness of making any further protestations of his own demerits, by an exclamation from Chingachgook, and the attitude of riveted attention assumed by his son.

I told her such a thought was madness, and, little as we had met, I counted her already a dear friend; but my protestations seemed only to make her more desperate.

Our protestations that we're " just fine" are an attempt, as unconvincing as they are touching, to lay claim to a solidity and invulnerability that our love has, in fact, stripped us of.