objection
noun
ob·jec·tion əb-ˈjek-shən 
plural objections
1
: an act of objecting
2
a
: a reason or argument presented in opposition
b
: a feeling or expression of disapproval
c
: a statement of opposition to an aspect of a judicial or other legal proceeding
file an objection to a proposed bankruptcy plan
Examples of objection in a Sentence
My main objection is that some people will have to pay more than others. He said he had no objection to the plan.
Recent Examples on the Web
Last year, the justices found that parents who have religious objections can pull their children from Maryland public school lessons that use LGBTQ+ storybooks. —
Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Chavez, who attended Cathedral High School in Gallup, reportedly enlisted in the Army in 1949, on his 18th birthday, over his mother's objections. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 The obvious objection is that assigning ownership means nothing unless people honor the assignments. —Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Judge George Gallagher sustained the defense’s objections to questions asking Espinoza to speculate about what that meant. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for objection
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Chavez, who attended Cathedral High School in Gallup, reportedly enlisted in the Army in 1949, on his 18th birthday, over his mother's objections. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 The obvious objection is that assigning ownership means nothing unless people honor the assignments. —Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Judge George Gallagher sustained the defense’s objections to questions asking Espinoza to speculate about what that meant. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for objection
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“Objection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/objection. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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objection
noun
ob·jec·tion əb-ˈjek-shən
1
: an act of objecting
2
: a reason for or a feeling of disapproval
my objection is this
had objections to the plan
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