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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Threat of lawsuits Employers have shied away from private equity investments, in part because of fear they could be sued.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Case in point: Less than two weeks after AP sued three Trump administration officials for stripping its access to presidential events, Trump cited an AP story about comments made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a press conference.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
The justices acted on an unusual Republican effort to file suit in the Supreme Court over the Democratic states' use of their own state courts to sue fossil fuel companies for deceiving the public about the risks of their products contributing to climate change.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The nonprofit Climate United sued the administration this weekend to unfreeze a $7 billion federal grant awarded by the Biden administration, using money Congress appropriated, that will fund clean energy and solar projects around the nation.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Case in point: Less than two weeks after AP sued three Trump administration officials for stripping its access to presidential events, Trump cited an AP story about comments made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a press conference.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
The justices acted on an unusual Republican effort to file suit in the Supreme Court over the Democratic states' use of their own state courts to sue fossil fuel companies for deceiving the public about the risks of their products contributing to climate change.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The nonprofit Climate United sued the administration this weekend to unfreeze a $7 billion federal grant awarded by the Biden administration, using money Congress appropriated, that will fund clean energy and solar projects around the nation.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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 14 Mar. 2025.
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