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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Mueller sued Swift for defamation, claiming her accusations were false and had cost him his job.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 20 July 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
• But he’s already sued us, and lost badly, 14 times, including having one of his lawyers disbarred.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
• Sanchez sued in state and federal court, though her lawyers ended up dropping the federal case and going to trial in state court.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
• Cassie, who sued under her legal name, Casandra Ventura, and Combs reached a settlement the next day.
  — Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• California is one of the many states that sued Google over its location tracking feature.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2023
• Those couples sued the clinic for negligence and damages under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.
  — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
• When the insurance companies pay out a lesser amount for the replacement or reject the claim entirely, the glass shops sue for the remainder of the bounty.
  — Eli Tan, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
• California Mom sued fair that tracked down daughter’s goat for slaughter.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• In 1971, the company sued its former railroad owners for driving it into debt.
  — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
• The broadband industry will likely then sue the FCC in an attempt to nullify the rulemaking.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2023
• The battle brewing over California workers’ unique right to sue their bosses.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• Just hours before the vote, a judicial panel temporarily halted a law that would slash the council in half, after Nashville sued the state.
  — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024