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.
  • Now the city has also sued some of the organizers of the events.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • The brief also challenged the states’ right to sue over the program.
    Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The Democrats opposed it, and the backers of the amendment might be suing over it.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Warner has sued the league and the matter is making its way through the courts.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • When do Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro sue them for lack of support?
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Epps has sued the network for defamation, but Fox has moved to dismiss the lawsuit.
    The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In 1997, the victims' families sued O.J., who was found liable in their deaths.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Read more The family of a Maui woman who died in wildfires has sued the county and state.
    USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Some homeowners had sued to reopen the roads in federal court, but the court sided with the tribe.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Fearing they would be sued, Warners told Fogerty to remove the tracks.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 16 July 2024
  • It’s believed to be one of the largest classes ever suing under an equal pay act claim.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Taking up the fight Gibbons sued Gibbs and Troxel in federal court in June.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • That could also be a cover for not wanting to go to a dinkier platform / get sued, but there does seem to be a grain of truth to that.
    Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Upon that breach of contract, O’Keefe sued the Loewen Group, which agreed to settle in 1991, with terms signed off by both parties.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The owners of Marilyn Monroe’s house have sued L.A. for the right to demolish it.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • Hypothetical what-ifs What if the state were sued to enforce the amendment and lost?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In fact, the Oscars had to sue the company for promoting the bags as official swag.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Musk is certainly no stranger to both suing and being sued.
    Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Cedars-Sinai and Huntington sued the AG over the conditions imposed on the merger.
    Samantha Liss, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • In a new court ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the judge said the band’s stonewalling left Mars with no choice but to sue for the corporate documents last April.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The following top competitor, which is not being sued, held only a 2% to 3% share of the market.
    Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Jamhour supports the families who sued the school system.
    Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • And she’s also been sued for withholding tips during the pandemic, a lawsuit that is still ongoing, according to Eater.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Hill is sued by four of her collaborators (collectively known as New Ark) on Miseducation, who claim they were not given proper credit for their production and songwriting work on the album.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024

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