sue
verb (used with object)
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against.
was suing
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past progressiveof sue.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Apple accused all of the parties it was suing of "acting in concert and as an enterprise, exploiting Apple's confidential information to advance OpenAI's efforts to enter the consumer hardware market".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
A year later, she was suing the Brown sisters and their mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Western Alliance, another regional bank, said it was suing a borrower for fraud who failed to provide collateral for a loan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
This week, the Department of Justice announced it was suing the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Had my parents’ fight centered on Royal Rampling, the man who was suing my mother for fifty million dollars?
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
