sue
verb (used with object)
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against.
is suing
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present progressiveof sue (3rd 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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“It’s an insult,” said Nick Stern, a British news photographer who is suing the Los Angeles County after being struck by sheriff’s deputies while covering a protest in Paramount.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Eli Lilly is suing six pharmacies alleging that they are selling illegal versions of retatrutide, its still-experimental but highly anticipated weight-loss shot.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Singaporean billionaire Lim Chap Huat is suing Brookfield Asset Management over an aborted joint venture to buy industrial properties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A Florida English professor is suing her former public college, alleging she was fired after its president objected to an award-winning short story she assigned in a freshman literature course.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Put them closer together: She definitely is suing if you can believe what all the papers are reporting and what everyone is saying.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
