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 Jane Doe who filed the suit claimed that Liles ignored the growing accusations against Songz over the years.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Aside from that, and the withdrawing of potential sanctions against Buzbee, the grind was back on by the defense to get the Jane Doe case off track.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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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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Hegseth was bare-chested, but Jane Doe does not know if his shirt was completely off.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The new lawsuit claims Buzbee’s firm failed to adequately vet Jane Doe.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
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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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Mitchell says the text messages do not cast doubt on Jane Doe’s allegations against Brown.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
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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 same year, Manson settled a suit with an anonymous Jane Doe who also alleged rape.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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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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All three girls, who were identified by Jane Doe pseudonyms in the lawsuit, are now adults in their early to mid-20s.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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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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Three plaintiffs are women and four are men, submitted as either Jane Doe or John Doe.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Pierre and Combs’ legal teams have filed motions to dismiss the case and to compel the woman to use her legal name instead of a Jane Doe pseudonym.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 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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The plaintiff is a woman who has only identified herself as Jane Doe.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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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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