Example Sentences

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She sued producers for what she alleged were broken promises and sicced her lawyers on advertisers and publications she claimed had used her image without permission.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

Though we see Joanna Strange, the company’s first whistleblower, her appearance is brief — and the documentary doesn’t mention that WeWork sued her, and even sicced the FBI on her.

From The Verge • Apr. 2, 2021

She even sicced her fan base on them, which caused Big Machine to shut down its Nashville offices hours early last Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2019

They’ve published the names of book scofflaws in local newspapers. They’ve paid personal calls on people who hold onto books past their due dates, and even sicced the police on particularly recalcitrant readers.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2016

“I wanted to be Lissa’s friend, but she was afraid of me. She sicced the dog on me. Why was she scared? What’s wrong with me, Georgie?”

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn