How to Use sue in a Sentence
sue
verb- Some people sue over the most minor things.
- They've threatened to sue the company.
- He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.
- People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
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Now the city has also sued some of the organizers of the events.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
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The brief also challenged the states’ right to sue over the program.
—Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
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But those weren’t the issues that led me and five of my colleagues to sue them.
—Avraham Goldstein, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022
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The Democrats opposed it, and the backers of the amendment might be suing over it.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
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Warner has sued the league and the matter is making its way through the courts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
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Gaetz had sued the committee to stop the release of the report.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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For the many dams that don’t have owners, victims don’t know who to sue.
—Sarah Hume, The Courier-Journal, 20 Oct. 2022
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Activists sue for the right to protest Rick Caruso’s campaign at the Grove.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
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Twitter plans to sue Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 July 2022
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At least one person yelled during the show that Rock should sue Smith.
—Michael Casey, ajc, 31 Mar. 2022
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Richardson has filed a notice of intent to sue the county over the charge.
—oregonlive, 23 May 2022
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Twitter has the right to sue him to follow through with the current agreement.
—Cara Lombardo, WSJ, 15 June 2022
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ByteDance sued to block the law, and the case was argued in front of a federal appeals court last month.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Even if DeWine doesn’t sue over the bill, a future governor may have to.
—cleveland, 12 Jan. 2022
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So maybe Sheila could sue Georgette for breach of contract.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
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Anybody can be sued, even for a tacky stunt like the alderman pulled.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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As a Black man, was Dred Scott a citizen, with the right to sue in a federal court?
—David W. Blight Max-O-Matic, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
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Most of the women Watson saw for massages did not sue or call the police.
—New York Times, 7 June 2022
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When do Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro sue them for lack of support?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023
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Epps has sued the network for defamation, but Fox has moved to dismiss the lawsuit.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
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Ergo, Missouri couldn’t sue since the state wasn’t directly harmed by the loan write-off.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
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In 1997, the victims' families sued O.J., who was found liable in their deaths.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
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Warner is furious, and calls for her firm to sue for breach of contract.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
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Read more The family of a Maui woman who died in wildfires has sued the county and state.
—USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
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Nichols' family is suing the five officers, the city of Memphis and the police chief for $550 million.
—Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
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Newsom also has pledged to sue over Trump’s moves to rollback California environmental rules.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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