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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Their meteoric rise in just the last year is deeply troubling, and state Attorney General Nick Brown is right to have filed a recent lawsuit to stop Kalshi, one of the largest markets, from operating in Washington state.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
JetBlue has been accused in a lawsuit of collecting customers’ personal data without their consent and using it to set ticket prices.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
In those cases, 11 of the patients died, and others are living with life-altering health problems, according to the lawsuits.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to strike down the regulations.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
JetBlue has been accused in a lawsuit of collecting customers’ personal data without their consent and using it to set ticket prices.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
In those cases, 11 of the patients died, and others are living with life-altering health problems, according to the lawsuits.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to strike down the regulations.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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