How to Use Jane Doe in a Sentence
Jane Doe
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The new complaint lists Jane Doe K.G.’s birth year as 1997.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
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The current Jane Doe is believed to have been between 13 and 18 years old at the time of her murder.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
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The lawsuit doesn't name the seventh-grader, who is referred to as Jane Doe.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
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The woman, now 18, is identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
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The woman was identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe and the two officers were not named in the suit.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
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The suit, filed in Tennessee court May 11, refers to the plaintiff as Jane Doe throughout the documents.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
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The current filings only apply to the first case filed by the Jane Doe who served on Allen’s management team.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2024
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Then, in December, the other Jane Doe from the aforementioned suit filed against the rapper.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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The woman, who has been called Jane Doe in the defamation case, did not respond to a request for an interview.
—Vimal Patel, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
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The assault was captured on a video in the passenger compartment of the cab before Ansari drove Jane Doe back to her home in Plano.
—Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
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The Jane Doe claimed Allen had also videoed the encounter without her permission.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 28 July 2023
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Marriott and Jane Doe are still listed as defendants in the new lawsuit.
—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
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The lawsuit says the plaintiff, now in her 30s and identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, is autistic.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
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The complaint says Jane Doe quickly got dressed and fled from Hall’s residence after the alleged rape.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
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The filmmaker wasn’t named in the case until July; the plaintiff remains anonymous as Jane Doe.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
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For months, the two sides have wrangled over whether the Jane Doe accuser could proceed anonymously.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
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There is an appeal from a Jane Doe, a woman looking to shield her identity from the public, relating to the case.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
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In the latest complaint, a woman identified as Jane Doe alleges that Lythgoe pinned her against a wall and forcibly groped her and licked her neck in 2018.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
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The plaintiff on whose behalf the lawsuit was filed, a minor identified only as Jane Doe, was also a pitcher on the team.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
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Warner still faces lawsuits from two women, who have both filed anonymously as Jane Doe.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2023
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Attorneys for the pregnant woman, who's identified as Jane Doe in the suit to protect her privacy, did not say what effect the health news would have on the case.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
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Haddish and Spears denied this and less than a month later, the Jane Doe asked a judge to dismiss the case and released a statement recanting the accusation.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Police say Smith then carried on his shooting spree 30 minutes later about three blocks away and killed a woman that has been deemed by police as a Jane Doe.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2022
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Four more women, including the Jane Doe with the 2016 assault allegation, sued Lythgoe in the wake of Abdul’s complaint.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
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But the jury could not reach a decision on the third accuser, who was identified as Jane Doe #3 and is a former girlfriend of Masterson’s.
—Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
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The judge declined to push the sentencing to hear Allred's appeal, but Jane Doe 1 was permitted to offer a statement to the court before the judge's sentencing decision.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2023
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Pierre, who was also named as a defendant in Jane Doe’s lawsuit, denied the allegations.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
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The Jane Doe in the Kentucky suit is seeking class-action status in her case to include other Kentucky residents who are pregnant and seeking abortions.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
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According to the indictment, Diaz and his ex-girlfriend, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, purchased the condo in June 2015 but the pair broke up two months later.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
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Classica was sued in late 2023 by another Jane Doe passenger who said she was raped and impregnated by a Margaritaville cruise ship bartender.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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