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How to use sue in a sentence

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Sue means to file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action. Example: “I plan to sue you for everything you have.”

Examples of sue by meaning

verbTo file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

  • sue someone for selling a faulty product
  • I plan to sue you for everything you have.

verbTo seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.

  • The king of Bimsa sued for peace after Nynal's armies overran his territory; he knew any further resistance would only harm the common people.

verbTo leave high and dry on shore.

  • to sue a ship

More sentences with sue

  • Since he left her, she's suing him for divorce on grounds of abandonment.From the entry abandonment
  • She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.From the entry paint
  • I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won’t sue me.From the entry retract
  • I was about to sue them, but I had to back down.From the entry back down
  • I was going to sue until my legal advisors told me to back off.From the entry back off
  • Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs.From the entry unbelievably
  • They sued for peace after the long siege.From the entry siege
  • I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.From the entry waiver
  • The employer sued to recover overpayment of wages.From the entry overpayment
  • The Queen of Canada in Right of Quebec is suing the Queen of Canada in Right of Newfoundland.From the entry in right of
  • Sue made herself ill through overwork.From the entry ill
  • Several people sued the state after finding out that they'd been removed from the voter rolls for having died, despite their not actually being dead.From the entry roll
  • The journalist sued for defamatory remarks.From the entry defamatory
  • Sue picked a playlist of eighties music for the dinner to remind her wife of that night they met all those years ago.From the entry eighties
  • He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.From the entry standing
  • Most people got away with Napster piracy, but a few people were sued for gigantic sums because copyright holders intended to make an example of them.From the entry make an example of
  • Suing his employer for negligence rather than for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act was an artful pleading, and the defendant properly removed the proceedings to federal district court.From the entry artful pleading
  • Sue Anne considered several approaches for translating the damselfly's vivid colors and translucent wings into handwoven cloth.2026, “Damselfly Scarf”, in Lynn Rognsvoog, editor, Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 77. From the entry translate
  • Perhaps the Daily Mail should be sued for damaging people's health?2017 March 28, Owen Jones, “The bigots are on the march – and with 'Legs-it' the Daily Mail bears the flag”, in Katharine Viner, editor…. From the entry cringe
  • Hawthorne won't go down without a battle and will probably sue you if he wins," Clair admonished.2009, Jack Dalton, A Country Lawyer, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry have a tiger by the tail
  • He calls the People's Law office and sues the department for millions.2009 September 12, “Michelle”, “Garage break-in Final [Rant]”, in chi.general (Usenet). From the entry ghetto lottery
  • As if I was going to sue the snot out of Adam for using a picture.2009 July 28, Russian President Dimitry Megadeath, “The "tempies" do time-bomb, folks.”, in misc.transport.road (Usenet), archived from…. From the entry wikipedo
  • "But they don't want to leave themselves open to getting sued.2006, Adam Selzer, How to Get Suspended and Influence People, New York: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry toe the line
  • If Santa slides off your roof and busts his tailbone, he could sue you, and probably will.2002, Dan Benson, “Stupid Mistake #9: Following Fads vs. Staying the Course”, in 12 Stupid Mistakes People Make with Their Money…. From the entry happy
  • I thought Keith sued to have all of the Tuff City releases scuttled though.2001 June 21, Steve 'Flash' Juon, “JUST FOR FLASH - Ultramagnetic All-Star Rap MP3”, in rec.music.hip-hop (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2022. From the entry rmhher
  • "If you print that, I'll sue you." A non-denial denial if ever there was one.2000 January 13, Julia Hartley-Brewer, “Diary”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 11 Jun 2013. From the entry non-denial denial
  • The Asatruans sued to stop the United States government from repatriating the bones to the Indian claimants.2000, David Hurst Thomas, Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity, Basic Books, →ISBN, page xxiv. From the entry Asatruan
  • If you don't like it, sue me, Rachel thought and smiled.1997, Martin Wagner, Rachel's Machine, page 295. From the entry sue me
  • I'm looking for Andie sue and the Rocker series from Penthouse internet.1997 January 9, PosterBoy, “Looking for Andie Sue and the Rocker. It's a Penthouse Internet pic spread.”, in alt.mag.penthouse (Usenet)…. From the entry explicted
  • Sue the Tyrannosaurus Rex (Regina?) is coming soon to a museum near you.1997 October 17, “Sue T-Rex: Not just another pretty face”, in South Bend Tribune, 125th year, number 223, page A10. From the entry Tyrannosaurus regina
  • That a firm chooses to go bare has no effect on whether it gets sued or not.1994, David S. Haviland, The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, page 310. From the entry bare
  • Apple has a lot more legitimacy than if Microprose tried to sue SDS for Gal Civ.1993 July 8, x90wardell@gw.wmich.edu [Brad Wardell], “Check this out Civ. fans...”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (Usenet), archived…. From the entry Gal Civ
  • I'm going to sue you for unlawful detention, womannapping, and holding me against my will.[1985, Lass Small, Tangled Web (Silhouette Desire; 241), New York, N.Y.: Silhouette Books, →ISBN, page 154. From the entry womannap
  • Tenement landlords sue for back rents with voices like the fineprint of loan-contracts.1977, Clyde Fixmer, “Canal Street, Chicago”, in David Kherdian, editor, Traveling America with Today’s Poets, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan…. From the entry fineprint
  • Suing me, for, for ten million clams, damages to sponsors, agencies.1973, Lucas Webb, Stribling, page 188. From the entry clam
  • President Trump sued CBS in a federal court alleging that the interview was deceptively “doctored” to help Harris beat Trump.2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN. From the entry CBS

Meaning of sue

  1. verb To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
  2. verb To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
  3. verb To clean (the beak, etc.).

Full definition of sue

Questions about sue in a sentence

How do you use sue in a sentence?
Sue is used as a verb. For example: “I plan to sue you for everything you have.”
What is a short sentence with sue?
“to sue a ship”
What does sue mean?
Sue means to file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

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