How to Use dissenter in a Sentence

dissenter

noun

• The vote was 6-1, with Travis Hoban the lone dissenter.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2020
• The vote was 8–1; the lone dissenter was Clarence Thomas.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2022
• Tommy May, vice chair of the board, was the lone dissenter in the vote.
  — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2023
• Here’s what the dissenters had to say about their votes.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
• Justice Clarence Thomas was the sole dissenter in the case.
  — Jaida Joyner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
• Justice Sharon Kennedy was the lone dissenter in the case.
  — cleveland, 10 June 2020
• Roberts was one of the dissenters in the 5 to 3 decision.
  — Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
• The dissenters said the suit should have been dismissed.
  — Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 10 May 2024
• Keizer Police Chief John Teague was the lone dissenter on the board.
  — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Needless to say, the two dissenters, Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson, have no chance.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2023
• Justices Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas were the dissenters in the 7-2 ruling.
  — WSJ, 28 June 2019
• This has not left much oxygen in the room for dissenters—publicly, at least.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2018
• The motion was approved on a 4-1 vote, with Fletcher the lone dissenter.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020
• Trustee Gary Feest was the lone dissenter, and one of only two board members to speak before the vote.
  — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2018
• But that is not always the case, and Kavanaugh plus the dissenters in the Ray case would have been enough to force the outcome in the Murphy case.
  — Robert Barnes, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
• The school board voted 4-1 to hire Fowler; member Kermit Kendrick was the lone dissenter.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 28 Apr. 2021
• Kavanaugh was a dissenter in that case, in which Roberts was joined by the court’s liberals.
  — Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2020
• Arthur and Parrish-Wright were the only dissenters of the contract for the captains and lieutenants.
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024
• Supervisor Greg Cox was the lone dissenter in the 3-1 vote.
  — Chris Lindahl, Ramona Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2018
• But there were some dissenters, notably A. O. Scott, the Times critic.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
• Today, Maersk is one of the dissenters on the move to slow steaming even further.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2019
• The council voted 10 to 1 in favor of the ordinance last month, with Bonin as the lone dissenter.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2022
• Taking a pseudo-Pan-Africanist turn, the film puts Nanisca in the role of dissenter.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022
• The lone dissenter was Thomas R. Lee, the associate chief justice.
  — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 May 2021
• The dissenters will turn their backs on their team, condemning anything to do with the country.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
• Shaan Sharma and Anne-Marie Johnson were among at least eight dissenters on the 80-member board.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023
• Find a genuine dissenter and invite that person to voice their views.
  — Recode Staff, Recode, 5 July 2018
• The lone dissenter was Mexico, which stuck to its April agreement.
  — Shannon Liao, CNN, 6 June 2020
• Wood’s bravado was typical of Northern dissenters against the Union.
  — Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
• As with peanuts, early dissenters were ignored, ridiculed and suffered professional consequences.
  — Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024