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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
remonstrate .
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Examples
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Mr. Tyrold now again remonstrated, motioning to the weeping group to be gone.
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But no one in Sunday's audience remonstrated with him for doing a cellphone ad.
Punk and politics: Henry Rollins toasts to his 50th Mark Jenkins 2011
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She refused to shake the hand of the umpire Arnaud Gabas at the end and remonstrated with him as she left Court 11 for the locker room.
Elena Baltacha out of US Open after defeat by Svetlana Kuznetsova 2011
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"That's a good talking point," remonstrated his questioner, Myriam Marquez of The Miami Herald.
Richard Hebert: Florida Debates: Aesop Steals the Show Richard Hebert 2010
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John Bellew remonstrated when he saw Kit arise with a hundred pounds in the straps and pick up a fifty-pound sack of flour and place it on top of the pack against the back of his neck.
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Later in the day, Dr. Snyder “remonstrated” with Eisenhower about “excessive office commitments.”
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Defendant then attacked the driver of the lorry, and afterwards assaulted the complainant, who remonstrated with him upon his conduct.
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To a lady (I had it from herself) who remonstrated with him on his dangers from drink, and the pursuits of some of his associates, he replied,
Letter 75 2009
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“Jong-Keena, Jong-Keena,” they began again, while Mrs. Tully remonstrated, “Now, Paula, you simply must stop this. — Dick, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.”
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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I would also have remonstrated with the uncle and reminded him of his responsibilities to his orphaned nephew.
Another Day At The Office « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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