Sentence examples for solemn protest from inspiring English sources

All the German political parties united in a solemn protest against these terms.

The flags were a solemn protest to "mourn the terrible conditions facing Egyptian journalists" said Khaled el Balshy, head of the union's freedom committee.

Taipei's China Times says the Taiwan foreign ministry has issued a "solemn protest and condemnation" and demanded that Manila apologise, punish the perpetrators and give compensation.

Mr. Rhea entered solemn protest against the doctrine that no territory which was not a part of the original States could be incorporated into co-ordinate statehood, in fact, he held such doctrine to be unconstitutional.

Because of experiences like that, I connected with Colin Kaepernick's solemn protest against white supremacy, as did many others across North America.

"Please remember that this is a solemn protest," she reminded her peers before the die-in, which was staged simultaneously with an action at Columbia University across town.

The anti-nuclear cause in Scotland had a distinct and memorable flavour, less solemn than the protests in the south – the songs had a Glasgow swagger and wit – but also more xenophobic, because the nuclear weapons being protested against weren't even our own.

Despite the night's raucous protest and solemn predictions by many that the partnership would drive people away from this diverse city, the Common Council approved the plan, 19 to 2. "Most of these people are going to leave," said Mr. Contreras, 39, who added that he immigrated here illegally two decades ago from El Salvador but now is a legal resident.

Tens of thousands of Armenians living around the world flocked to solemn memorials and defiant protests on Friday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

China has engaged in incremental nibbling advances in this area with Bhutanese protests followed by solemn commitments not to disturb the status quo.

Conner spent most of his career in San Francisco; he argued with Allen Ginsberg over the efficacy of militant anti-Vietnam War protests (believing such solemn events should instead be celebrations, replete with floats and costumes); he worked on underground concert light shows, and went on to advise his friend Dennis Hopper on the filming of Easy Rider.