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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The Republican National Committee and Libertarian Party sued to overturn Mississippi's law permitting the counting of mail ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive up to five days later, the case the high court is now considering.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The city was sued in December by a watchdog group that alleges the city has been inflating the assessed value and taxes of commercial properties that file abatements, a practice the group has slammed as retaliatory and unlawful.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
After a Texas court judge held that the statute was unconstitutionally vague, Villarreal sued both the prosecutors and police officers responsible for her arrest.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
March 17, California joined other states to sue abut fair housing laws.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The city was sued in December by a watchdog group that alleges the city has been inflating the assessed value and taxes of commercial properties that file abatements, a practice the group has slammed as retaliatory and unlawful.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
After a Texas court judge held that the statute was unconstitutionally vague, Villarreal sued both the prosecutors and police officers responsible for her arrest.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
March 17, California joined other states to sue abut fair housing laws.
—Sacbee.com, 23 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 27 Mar. 2026.
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