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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In recent years, a few prominent detransitioners, including Chloe Cole and Prisha Mosley, have advocated for restrictions on transition care for minors, arguing in lawsuits against doctors who treated them that their care was too easy to access and that doctors failed them.
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
So far, Musk’s lawsuit has survived motions to dismiss, though the judge has yet to comment on its merits.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Trump then referred to his $5 billion lawsuit against the BBC, over edits made in a 2024 documentary on the January 6 insurrection.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
So far, Musk’s lawsuit has survived motions to dismiss, though the judge has yet to comment on its merits.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Trump then referred to his $5 billion lawsuit against the BBC, over edits made in a 2024 documentary on the January 6 insurrection.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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