How to Use civil in a Sentence

civil

adjective

• She was barely civil to me.
• It was hard to be civil when I felt so angry.
• They got married in a civil ceremony at city hall.
• Protests and rallies led by civil society groups and political parties have brought thousands to the streets.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2022
• The Siglers filed for bankruptcy in 2020 amid the civil court proceedings.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2022
• In separate courthouses in Manhattan, lengthy criminal and civil cases sit stalled for lack of a defendant.
  — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• The delay comes after one council member expressed concern that the city wasn’t doing enough to pursue alternatives that wouldn’t result in criminal or civil penalties.
  — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2022
• Brandt sued Pompa in civil court in 2018, after he was convicted and sentenced in criminal court for abusing her and other children.
  — cleveland, 16 Dec. 2022
• The Texas Supreme Court is the highest court in the state that rules on civil cases.
  — Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Oct. 2024
• It’s put aside the rule of law and civil behavior in favor of shock troops.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
• Everywhere there was civil order, for the arm of the Roman law was long.
  — WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
• Silva's ex-wife is not named as a defendant in the civil suit.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2023
• The Married to the Mob streetwear founder has also since shared a lengthy statement about her decision to file a civil suit.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
• O’Donnell promised that the state would protect him in civil court, Donnelly-Taylor and one of his lawyers have said.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
• Violators would have faced civil penalties and a fine of up to $5,000 by the State Police.
  — CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
• The noise of democracy is not agreement, isn’t civil, is not a common ground.
  — Jasmine Liu, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
• There is not a full civil trial that is used, for example.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
• That is a job for the civil justice system, the prosecutor said in a press release.
  — Morgan Womack, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2023
• But Fred continued to take comfort in the civil suit verdict.
  — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
• Trump has said the case – and all his criminal and civil cases – are intended to harm his prospects in the 2024 election.
  — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
• The former president faces more than a half-a-billion dollars in civil judgements against him in the past month alone.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
• Former President Trump is expected to take the stand this week in the civil fraud trial in New York.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
• Scheffler’s lawyer threatened to file a civil suit against the department.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 June 2024
• In August 2021, a judge in the United States allowed a civil lawsuit brought by Giuffre to proceed.
  — Max Taylor, NBC News, 5 May 2023
• The woman filed a civil lawsuit against McGregor in 2021.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
• Both were filed in late March to fall within the two-year window Alaska requires for civil lawsuits like these.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
• After that case ended with Spacey’s acquittal on all charges, the actor’s lawyers failed to file his defense in the civil suit on time.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
• And in these civil cases, what happens is that jurors are asked as a questionnaire.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
• Assi’s 2020 civil suit is believed to be the UK’s first successful claim relating to catfishing.
  — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2024
• Companies that don't comply could face civil penalties, according to the agency.
  — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024