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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Many more have submitted their accounts in civil rights lawsuits aimed at slowing the operations.
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Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
At the end of last year, a group of preservationists filed a similar lawsuit seeking to prevent the administration from demolishing the East Wing of the White House in order to build a ballroom — a project estimated to cost $400 million.
—Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The men, who denied any wrongdoing, filed retaliatory defamation lawsuits—turning their accusers’ accounts over to the court of public opinion.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
In a federal lawsuit, filed against Nanos, Capt.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
At the end of last year, a group of preservationists filed a similar lawsuit seeking to prevent the administration from demolishing the East Wing of the White House in order to build a ballroom — a project estimated to cost $400 million.
—Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The men, who denied any wrongdoing, filed retaliatory defamation lawsuits—turning their accusers’ accounts over to the court of public opinion.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
In a federal lawsuit, filed against Nanos, Capt.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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