Sentence examples for momentary protest from inspiring English sources
When black athletes are supposed to sign on to symbols of nationalism, their participation can be used to signal that there is nothing racially wrong with the nation; but when they refuse to go along, their refusal highlights problems so powerfully, a momentary protest can be remembered for decades.
Then the spotlights flare, and for a moment, too short for the human eye to adjust, paradise is greener, the sheep more innocent, the Lord — kinder.… And then the lights go off, and the din of the tourists turns from a momentary grumble of protest to a greedy growl to whispered disappointment.
And maybe she and her generation (and members of mine who need reminding) will come away understanding that it takes more than a few days of protest and momentary righteous anger to redress wrongs.
The female black college student that screamed that she was raped at a frat house by white Duke Lacrosse players ignited angry protests and a momentary deep soul search about racial and sexual victimization of blacks.
Despite huge protests and the blaze of momentary media spotlights, all the officers were acquitted of murder.
Apart from a momentary shift in the two parties' fortunes after a rash of fuel-tax protests in September 2000, Labor, which came to power in 1997, has led the Conservatives in the polls since the fall of 1992, when John Major was still prime minister.
Many applauded the protests on Twitter while others weren't too pleased with the momentary demonstration.
The protest movement that exploded into Iran's streets in June was not a momentary flash of anger.
The only momentary reaction came during the scene when the men of Montelepre are rounded up by the police and their women protest.
This gave declarer momentary hope.
