Find the word definition

Wiktionary
objections

n. (plural of objection English)

Usage examples of "objections".

I thought: I could easily remove any objections which might be made to the long term of my novitiate, by agreeing, in case I changed my mind, to forfeit the ten thousand crowns which I would pay in advance.

Courteuil summed up my arguments, and an hour was passed in stating objections which I refuted with the greatest ease.

The objections I made, his answers, the details to be entered into, the explanations and the ways and means to be examined to obviate the difficulties of the project, took up the whole night.

My friends had argued very well, for, in spite of all the objections of my mind, I saw that I could not on my side put any obstacle in their way.

Everybody looked at me in silence, and no objections could be found to my argument.

An old chamberlain, who had the control of the mines, after allowing me to exhaust my enthusiasm, began to discuss the question himself, made divers objections, but seemed to approve of many of my remarks.

I was careful not to attack his system openly, he did not dislike my objections, most likely because he thought himself strong enough to overthrow them.

It will be guessed that I had no objections to make to this arrangement.

Like the previous objections, this problem is not confined to introspection.

Many of the objections to introspection apply equally to extraspective scientific observation, where they are widely known and accepted.

In spite of her objections I quickly get rid of my breeches, and she must put on me the chemise, then a skirt, in a word she has to dress me up.

We have been doing our utmost for two years to get the plan accepted, and have met with nothing beyond foolish objections which you have crushed to pieces.

I therefore raised no objections, but told the mother that I was persuaded of my paternity, and that, being in a position to give the child a good education, I was ready to be a father to her.

However, I imitated her, and made no objections to those marks of affection allowed to friendship, which are supposed to have no tincture of love in them.

Forgive me, my dear friend, me and my foolish mother who, despite all my objections, absolutely insisted on selling them.