sued; suing
1
a
: to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process
specifically
: to bring an action against
b
: to proceed with and follow up (a legal action) to proper termination
2
archaic
: to pay court or suit to : woo
3
obsolete
: to make petition to or for
1
: to take legal proceedings in court
2
: to make a request or application : plead
—usually used with for or to
sue for peace
3
: to pay court : woo
He loved … but sued in vain …—
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
suer
noun
Examples of sue in a Sentence
Some people sue over the most minor things.
People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
They've threatened to sue the company.
He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.
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She is also being ordered to pay nearly $4 million in fines and court costs, more than half of it going to pay private attorney's fees that the county racked up in suing her.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
New York City is suing the firm behind unlicensed rideshare app Empower after years of the company being accused of flouting city rules.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Those rapid-fire changes have prompted advocates to sound the alarm — and sue the Justice Department — arguing that the new rules encroach on due process in the country’s immigration courts.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Greystar, the nation’s largest multifamily apartment owner, earlier sued the builder and several subcontractors over a plumbing leak that led to millions in damages in one of the buildings at Urban East along Riverside Drive.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
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John Ramos, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
New York City is suing the firm behind unlicensed rideshare app Empower after years of the company being accused of flouting city rules.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Those rapid-fire changes have prompted advocates to sound the alarm — and sue the Justice Department — arguing that the new rules encroach on due process in the country’s immigration courts.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Greystar, the nation’s largest multifamily apartment owner, earlier sued the builder and several subcontractors over a plumbing leak that led to millions in damages in one of the buildings at Urban East along Riverside Drive.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sue
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“Sue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sue. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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