How do you use the word "objection" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "objection" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "objection": I'm quite all right if you have no objection to it. There was no objection on the part of the students.

Objection Meaning

/əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe act of objecting.

nounA statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).

Sentence Examples

I'm quite all right if you have no objection to it.

There was no objection on the part of the students.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

protest

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The senator's ____ to the bill was based on its harmful environmental impact.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The defense lawyer raised a strong ____ when the prosecutor asked a leading question.

Word Origin & History

From Middle French objection, from Old French objeccion, from Latin obiectio. Equivalent to object + -ion.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way." — 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:

"There are millions of Jews living in this country, who have known no other home than America, many of whom have strong objections to racism–and who vote, in a supermajority, for the Democratic Party." — 2019 July 17, Talia Lavin, “When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield”, in GQ:

"Counsel for the property owner immediately raised an objection which was sustained following argument outside the presence of the jury." — 1994, Stephen Davis Porter, editor, Illinois Appellate Reports: Official Reports of the Illinois Appellate Court, page 500:

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