Sentence examples for protest lasted from inspiring English sources

Monday's protest lasted longer as protesters kept San Francisco and BART police busy keeping them from blocking traffic and approaching subway stations.

The protest lasted the whole day, until several protesters were removed from the train by police that night.

The protest lasted more than eight hours.

The protest lasted 16 hours, causing delays to numerous freight and passenger services.

A spokesman for the commission said the protest lasted about 15 minutes and did not involve any violent confrontations.

While the police peacefully persuaded demonstrators to go home on the fourth day, it was significant that the protest lasted as long as it did.

Police confronted the protesters with force, as protests lasted for days, killing as many as 40 in a single day.

There were demonstrations across the country, and in Baltimore the protests lasted two weeks.

But the fact is that the protests lasted only a week, and unlike his Socialist predecessor, Pierre Bérégovoy, in 1992 Mr Jospin did not have to send in the troops.

The protests lasted through the afternoon, and after nightfall, groups of students on a number of campuses began holding candlelight vigils for those who had been arrested during the day.

Those fearful of further violence argue that Thai society is more divided now than it was two months ago, because the protests lasted so long, and the denouement was so violent.