How to Use file/bring (a) suit in a Sentence

file/bring (a) suit

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• The release was the first USC had heard of Bush’s plans to file suit.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
• But that is not the standard for standing to bring a suit.
  — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2023
• At that point, Lara had no choice but to file suit to get his property returned.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
• As a result, the industry did not have standing to file suit.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Feb. 2023
• Opponents have vowed to file suit to stop the law from taking effect.
  — J. David Goodman, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• This prompted two De Armas fans – who’d each paid Amazon $3.99 to rent the film – to file suit, claiming they were deprived of the full value of the film.
  — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2023
• Herman refused to sign this, instead choosing to file suit against the trust owning the house from which she was ejected.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
• The fines and agreement from the county haven’t ended the pollution, prompting the notice of intent to file suit, Le Gardeur said.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
• Still, Yelp expects Paxton to file suit as early as Friday.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023
• Bamber also plans to file a suit in civil court to seek financial damages for his clients.
  — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
• Drivers need only bring a suit and helmet (and a copilot to navigate).
  — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
• Beyond that period, a claimant has the right to file suit or await final Navy adjudication of the claim.
  — Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2022
• There’s no clear timeline on when the DOJ plans to officially close its investigation or file suit, and the two sides could meet again to discuss the case.
  — Dave Brooks, Billboard, 17 May 2024
• Tom Fitton, who heads the group, questioned how Bost as a political candidate lacked the standing to file suit.
  — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
• Two players have filed lawsuits against the school, according to multiple reports, and Crump said his team also will file a suit.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• The team plans to file suit in Delaware Court of Chancery, where many corporate battles are litigated, as soon as this week, the person said.
  — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 11 July 2022
• The bill reflects its rank as the largest archdiocese in the nation, with more than 4 million members, and a California law that gave accusers more time to file suit.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
• Schmitt had threatened to file suit before Thursday's bill signing, but the mayor was undeterred.
  — Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 22 July 2022
• When Herbel will file suit is up to her attorneys, who are waiting to get additional records.
  — Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• Former City Attorney Mike Aguirre threatened to file suit if the board approved the more aggressive proposal.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• Harvey went on to file a suit against the streamer for defamation, negligence, and privacy violations in June.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 7 June 2024
• Mit Winter, a sports law attorney based in Kansas City, said the injunction opens the door for other former junior college players to file suit.
  — Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
• Outside of new laws, the Department of Justice has been investigating antitrust concerns against Live Nation and could file a suit in the coming weeks.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
• Columbia’s announcement comes just ahead of a looming deadline for survivors to file suit against the university.
  — Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2023
• Miller-Novak said there is no reason Cain waited nearly a year after being temporarily barred from meetings to file suit.
  — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 21 Sep. 2022
• Four Central Florida residents file suit to block the Reedy Creek dissolution.
  — George Petras, USA Today, 16 May 2023
• Though low rates on uninvested cash may spur clients to commit the money to stocks, bonds and money market funds, some firms’ practice of offering very low yields on sweeps has spurred several customers to file suit .
  — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
• Gandhi's lawyers said there were procedural errors in the trial and argued that since the comment was about corruption and Narendra Modi, the prime minister should have been the one to file suit, not Purnesh Modi.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 23 Mar. 2023
• Attorneys’ groups have argued insurers are also to blame for refusing to pay out claims, saying homeowners file suit as a last resort.
  — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
• Any individual or business claiming to be harmed by local ordinances can bring a suit against that government; attorneys’ fees are paid by the loser.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 30 June 2023

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025