How to Use anti-government in a Sentence

anti-government

adjective
  • The two first met in the Army, and later bonded over their anti-government views.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Around the world, Gen Z is leading a wave of anti-government protests.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But as the crackdown began, the anti-government chants and the size of the crowds increased and spread.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Girls have played a major role in Iran's recent anti-government protests.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 1 Mar. 2023
  • For almost a year, anti-government protests have roiled the Balkan nation.
    — Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Some anti-government forces have turned to violence.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The mass anti-government protests that rocked the country in the weeks before the war have, at this time, receded.
    — Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In Iran, the mass anti-government protests that rocked the country have receded.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There has been little sign of public dissent or even anti-government posts on social media.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Deep veins of self-reliance and anti-government sentiment run through these mountains.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
  • This bill is born of the anti-government sentiment prevalent today.
    — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The trail leads the group into a dangerous encounter with an armed anti-government militia.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Charles originally planned to stop in France first, but anti-government protests there delayed that part of his trip.
    — Frank Jordans, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Thousands pour into the streets in weeks of anti-government demonstrations.
    — Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • At least 16 people died in anti-government protests in Kenya after police fired live rounds on crowds.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
  • Most Iranians saw it as a nod of support to the anti-government protests sweeping the country.
    — Forough Alaei, TIME, 13 July 2024
  • Kenya’s economic growth slowed in 2024 amidst floods and anti-government protests.
    — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • The anti-government group with Arizona ties is taking credit for a weather radar attack.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
  • Earlier this year, huge anti-government protests were brutally crushed.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to deadly gang clashes, the country has also seen a resurgence of anti-government protests.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Thousands of protesters turned out in the streets at those times, with some chanting anti-government slogans and others pro-monarchy ones.
    — Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, the Straw Hat jolly roger isn't the only pop culture symbol to have been used in anti-government protests over the years.
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The death toll from Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protests has reached at least 2,797, the highest in decades.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • His father, a soldier, went off to fight anti-government rebels in Uganda’s civil war and never returned.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • On streets and avenues across the capital, drivers blared car horns and cranked up anti-government songs while people marching in the streets chanted and screamed.
    — Justin Spike, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The channel has become one of the go-to sources for many Persian speakers looking for news on anti-government protests in Iran.
    — Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Schoolgirls were active in the anti-government protests that began in September.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The Basij force has led the crushing of waves of anti-government protests, including ones in January.
    — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The Oath Keepers is described by some as a far-right anti-government extremist militia group.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
  • The principal of the school told her that agents appeared to be looking for footage of parents, some of whom chanted anti-government slogans and argued with them.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023

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