sue
verb (used with object)
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against.
suing
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present participleof sue.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In a major suit filed this week, a 26-year-old Texas woman using the pseudonym Maria Puerto is suing under H.B.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Pakistani farmers are suing two companies in Germany, including a cement manufacturer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
He has also successfully extracted multimillion-dollar settlements from CBS and ABC after suing the networks over news content he believed treated him unfairly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The other asks what a plaintiff must allege before suing over it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
To people who don't run around suing one another, such signs suggest a crippling lack of intelligence.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
