sue

[US]/suː/
[UK]/suː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. to bring a lawsuit against; to take legal action against; to file a lawsuit against

Phrases & Collocations

sue for damages

sue for compensation

sue for negligence

sue for

sue out

Example Sentences

sue for a woman's hand

Sue is comfortable in circumstances.

she is to sue the baby's father.

the right to sue for malicious falsehood.

They sued for damages.

I hear Sue’s expecting.

He was sued for breach of contract.

She sued her doctor for malpractice.

if he backs out of the deal they'll sue him.

Sue has a lot of past experience to draw on.

he was sued for his pains.

the rebels were forced to sue for peace.

She sued the magazine for defamation of her character.

Sue dressed down in old jeans and a white blouse.

a councillor who sued two national newspapers for libel.

Real-world Examples

Can I sue him? I want to sue him.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Tell her I'm allergic, and I will sue!

Source: Friends Season 7

Like the ability to sue for wrongful termination, or appeal a decision to HR.

Source: Crash Course: Business in the Workplace

Michael Jackson's estate has been sued by Quincy Jones.

Source: NPR News October 2013 Collection

The Winklevii aren't suing me for intellectual property theft.

Source: Go blank axis version

Its products proven unsafe, a company is likely to be sued for millions of dollars.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 11 Second Semester

Pastor Michael Jennings is also suing their employer, the city of Childersburg.

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2022

Harvard and MIT have already sued the Trump administration disputing these new rules.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Or, you slipped on ice at their house last month. Can we sue them?

Source: Friends Season 9

She stayed in custody for a full two years before she sued for her release.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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