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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OpenAI and its leaders said Musk was suing them to gain a competitive advantage for his own startup, xAI.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
She said she was wondering why Estée Lauder was suing her now, when the collaboration with Zara was first launched in 2019.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 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
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
