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Meanings of Sue in English

Portuguese
fmnh pr 2081
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80% Complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil.

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fmnh pr 2081
Portuguese
acionar
Spanish
procesar

Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against.

acionar
Portuguese
eugène sue

French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

eugène sue

To institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution).

Synonyms
Examples for "bring action"
Examples for "bring action"
1
Would you like to give Haven's other allies an opportunity to bring action against you?
Worlds of Honor
2
It was his hope to bring action back to the entire hand, finger by finger.
Golden Lads
3
Still, it must always be regarded as one of the natural causes which may bring action in War to a standstill without involving a contradiction.
On War
4
He was constantly bringing actions against them, which they as constantly defended.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
5
She could bring actions in the courts and even plead in the courts.
The Necessity of Atheism
Usage of Sue in English
1
Godspeed, Sue. But such departures from regular order come at a cost.
Wired
2
The elder Sue asked him how the boys progressed in their Latin.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil / Its People and Literature, Its Life...
3
A step was heard in the hall, and Bunny and Sue cried:
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show
4
Bunny and Sue looked in all the places they could think of.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
5
Bunny and Sue then went wading in the brook until dinner time.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus
6
But Reuters' Sue-Lin Wong says perhaps they should look before they leap.
Reuters
7
As soon as Bunny came running in the yard, Sue called out:
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
8
He came to the street in which he had first beheld Sue.
Jude the Obscure
9
When the landlady had gone Sue looked out of the window again.
Jude the Obscure
10
Anyhow, Bunny and Sue were very busy the rest of the day.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus
11
The child went into the churchyard, and Sue returned to her work.
Jude the Obscure
12
They didn't explain it in school-andSue's grandparents had never discussed it.
All the pretty dead girls
13
Bunny was dressed up in some old clothes, and so was Sue.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
14
The officer examined Sue's documents, then handed them back through the window.
All the pretty dead girls
15
I dropped the staff and slapped my bare hand on Sue's hide.
Dead beat
16
They drove around the yard for a while, and then Sue said:
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
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Sue through the time
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