sue
verb (used with object)
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against.
am suing
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present progressiveof sue (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I’d rather be playing soccer or something. But instead, here I am, suing the Environmental Protection Agency.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
“I am suing because I swore to uphold the constitution, and this law violates it.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
“I am suing Penn State because a so-called ‘anti-racist’ work environment became an openly hostile work environment,” he told The Washington Times on Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“I am suing because this predatory behavior should not be minimized, especially when committed by the most powerful man in the world.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
Let truth prevail, and you will not deny that I am suing for a plighted faith?
From Thaddeus of Warsaw by Jane Porter
