sue

IPA: sˈu

noun

  • A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name.
  • (informal) Synonym of Mary Sue (“type of character in fiction”)

verb

  • (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
  • (transitive, falconry, of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
  • (transitive, nautical) To leave high and dry on shore.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To court.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To follow.
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Examples of "sue" in Sentences

  • Sue's baby variegated her clothes.
  • The newspaper sues the book publisher.
  • The chef sues the owner for negligence.
  • Sue braves charity head shave for friend.
  • The city sue the province over the shortfall.
  • Nonsense, I sue the manufacturer of the toaster.
  • They thought the dubiety is enough to sue the man.
  • I didn't know what the word sue meant, Scott didn't.
  • He cannot sue them for the destruction of the cocaine.
  • Get your lawyer, get in line and sue from the top down.
  • She tried to sue the producers of the film, to no avail.
  • If he publishes a list, I hope they all sue is friggin ass.
  • The band is threatening to sue the AFA for libel and defamation.
  • Wait ... the law their using to sue is for wire taps isn't it? nt
  • I have always wondered if threatening to sue is considerd an offence.
  • But for her to go to the press and threaten to sue is ridiculous. — jaborn
  • The answer is that it didn’t happen in sue-happy America at all, but right here in the frozen white north.
  • Picking people out of a hat to sue is terrible when most of the people doing the downloading/sharing are kids.
  • To be sure, there are circumstances, in patent law, for example, where a covenant not to sue is roughly equivalent to a licence.

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