Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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There are also still other lawsuits pending over the birthright citizenship order, in which plaintiffs are similarly trying to get class-action status in order to get around the Supreme Court’s ruling, so more court rulings against the policy may soon follow.
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Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The lawsuit is asking the state to not require South Miami law enforcement to enter a 287(g) while also not automatically declaring a sanctuary city.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The family filed the lawsuit last August against Read and the Canton bars C.F. McCarthy’s and Waterfall Bar & Grille — where Read and O’Keefe drank together immediately preceding his death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
The lawsuit comes as Kentucky rent costs have sharply increased, with nearly half of renters considered cost-burdened.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
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Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The lawsuit is asking the state to not require South Miami law enforcement to enter a 287(g) while also not automatically declaring a sanctuary city.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The family filed the lawsuit last August against Read and the Canton bars C.F. McCarthy’s and Waterfall Bar & Grille — where Read and O’Keefe drank together immediately preceding his death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
The lawsuit comes as Kentucky rent costs have sharply increased, with nearly half of renters considered cost-burdened.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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