Protestations in example sentence

You may see plainly how the family stand in this case, and they would be stark mad if it was my case, as it is my brother's; and for aught I see, it would be my ruin and yours too.''Ay!' says I, still speaking angrily; 'are all your protestations and vows to be shaken by the dislike of the family?

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Pepé mistakes the poor cat for a female skunk and pursues him thinking his protestations are just shyness.

She falls in love, but leaves him when his protestations of love appear to cover a desire for her to be his mistress, rather than his wife.

Madison McBride (Sarah Roemer from Disturbia & Fired Up) has been newly enrolled in Richard Miller University despite the protestations of her mother.

Despite the protestations of everyone she knows, including Preston, she wears the dress to the ball, causing her to be ostracized and the official break up of her engagement to Preston when he realizes that he cannot deal with her headstrong attitude.

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