Sentence examples for protestations of parents from inspiring English sources

Small children were more intent on throwing pebbles, stones and – despite the protestations of parents – bricks into the low tide as the dancers spun on their bungee ropes in a performance called Waterfall.

The most pressing topic of the day was the fact that Mr. Rehman, one of the game's top hurlers, was scheduled to get married in the afternoon in New Jersey and was playing over the protestations of his parents and fiancée.

As Marling admits she's "terrified" by the setting, you might be surprised by her confident performance, it's at odds with her protestations of shyness ("I can feel my parents quaking - "say something!"" she says, remarking on her lack of banter).

Meanwhile, Mr Wang's protestations of innocence and his appeal as a soft-spoken, native-born politician (Mr Ma was born in Hong Kong of mainland Chinese parents) have earned him support across the political spectrum.

No protestations of love.

Protestations of innocence continued until his death.

Mr. Barofsky, the special inspector general, waves off protestations of powerlessness.

Their protestations of self-love invariably ring hollow, too.

And few people here believe her protestations of innocence.

Hence the sudden protestations of deficit hawkishness on Capitol Hill.

Pretensions of privilege are replaced by protestations of  innocence or tactical admissions of guilt.