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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Five years after Mallory's death, Renee reflected on her daughter's death and the subsequent lawsuits.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Boozman was not surprised by the lawsuit.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025
The Madoff case stems from a 2009 lawsuit by Herald Fund SPC against HSBC's Luxembourg arm, seeking the return of securities and cash allegedly lost in the fraud.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
In the years since that race, Gaines has established herself as an unofficial face of conservative attacks on the NCAA, joining a March 2024 lawsuit accusing the association of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Boozman was not surprised by the lawsuit.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025
The Madoff case stems from a 2009 lawsuit by Herald Fund SPC against HSBC's Luxembourg arm, seeking the return of securities and cash allegedly lost in the fraud.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
In the years since that race, Gaines has established herself as an unofficial face of conservative attacks on the NCAA, joining a March 2024 lawsuit accusing the association of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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