sue
verb (used with object)
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against.
sued
Example Sentences
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California was among dozens of states that sued Meta in 2023, alleging it designed harmful and addictive features to hook children while misleading the public about the dangers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
It sued at least five patients’ families last week in a New York court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Disney and other studios have sued AI companies Midjourney and MiniMax, and in February, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Chinese tech company ByteDance over its AI video generator Seedance 2.0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The Perfect Child subsequently sued Wu in an effort to collect about $20,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
In May 2009 the American Civil Liberties Union, several breast- cancer survivors, and professional groups representing more than 150,0 scientists sued Myriad Genetics over its breast-cancer gene patents.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
