How to Use sue in a Sentence

sue

verb
  • Some people sue over the most minor things.
  • They've threatened to sue the company.
  • He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.
  • People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
  • Now the city has also sued some of the organizers of the events.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • The Democrats opposed it, and the backers of the amendment might be suing over it.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Warner has sued the league and the matter is making its way through the courts.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Epps has sued the network for defamation, but Fox has moved to dismiss the lawsuit.
    The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In 1997, the victims' families sued O.J., who was found liable in their deaths.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Read more The family of a Maui woman who died in wildfires has sued the county and state.
    USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Some homeowners had sued to reopen the roads in federal court, but the court sided with the tribe.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Fearing they would be sued, Warners told Fogerty to remove the tracks.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 16 July 2024
  • It’s believed to be one of the largest classes ever suing under an equal pay act claim.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Taking up the fight Gibbons sued Gibbs and Troxel in federal court in June.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • That could also be a cover for not wanting to go to a dinkier platform / get sued, but there does seem to be a grain of truth to that.
    Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Upon that breach of contract, O’Keefe sued the Loewen Group, which agreed to settle in 1991, with terms signed off by both parties.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The owners of Marilyn Monroe’s house have sued L.A. for the right to demolish it.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • Hypothetical what-ifs What if the state were sued to enforce the amendment and lost?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In fact, the Oscars had to sue the company for promoting the bags as official swag.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Musk is certainly no stranger to both suing and being sued.
    Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Cedars-Sinai and Huntington sued the AG over the conditions imposed on the merger.
    Samantha Liss, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • In a new court ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the judge said the band’s stonewalling left Mars with no choice but to sue for the corporate documents last April.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Jamhour supports the families who sued the school system.
    Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • Anyone convicted of breaking the law would face two to five years in prison and could also be sued by the minor's parent or guardian.
    Rebecca Boone, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Mueller sued Swift for defamation, claiming her accusations were false and had cost him his job.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 20 July 2023
  • This torts act allows someone to sue the US government if there has been negligence.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
  • Vince would go on to sue Mushnick and the Post for defamation, but notably never disputed Mushnick’s account of the call.
    Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2023
  • On July 17, the church sued Cody and the planning and zoning board for violating their own ordinances.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Robinson, who had to borrow someone's truck to keep her job as an assembly line worker at Stellantis and has sued the city in federal court, was never charged with a crime or even identified as a suspect.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The state initially rejected the ballot measure application for paperwork issues and organizers then sued the state, but the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled in August in the state’.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024

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