Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
The lawsuit names the festival’s organizing group, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, as a defendant.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several lawsuits have been filed against the company, alleging monopolistic practices and harming consumer interests.
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Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Cathy Johnson, chair of the Coalition of Responsible Data Center Development, is part of a lawsuit against data center development in Farmington, Minnesota.
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Conor Wight,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
The lawsuit names the festival’s organizing group, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, as a defendant.
—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several lawsuits have been filed against the company, alleging monopolistic practices and harming consumer interests.
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Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Cathy Johnson, chair of the Coalition of Responsible Data Center Development, is part of a lawsuit against data center development in Farmington, Minnesota.
—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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