How to Use plaintiff in a Sentence

plaintiff

noun
  • Who would the plaintiffs be in a case like this?
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The high court ruled against the plaintiffs.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • They’re brought by plaintiff lawyers.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Tony Tan, a plaintiff in the case.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
  • One of the plaintiffs had already been moved.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The plaintiff bar is not slowing down.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Newsweek reached out to the plaintiffs' lawyers for comment.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Lawyers for plaintiffs called it an affront.
    — Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
  • The plaintiffs had been customers of the bank for decades, the suit says.
    — Dan Mangan,hugh Son, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The plaintiffs began to record him.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That lawsuit did not name the plaintiff, a minor at the time.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
  • While most of the plaintiffs were Christians, that is not true in all of them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Maria’s husband is a co-plaintiff in her lawsuit.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The plaintiffs would’ve appealed, and then the case would have been resolved.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
  • That’s because those areas of law weren’t part of the case brought by the plaintiffs.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
  • The plaintiff’s lawyers confirmed these belonged to their client.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The plaintiffs did not oppose the request.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The plaintiffs are not seeking a ruling in time for the election.
    — CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • When a lawsuit settles, the money can be sent to the plaintiff or his lawyer.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Schmidt is one of two plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Norfolk.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Usually, plaintiffs can find a way to deduct or offset the fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • That means most plaintiffs must look for a way to claim a legal fee tax deduction.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The lawsuit is being filed on behalf of two lead plaintiffs.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
  • Arguably yes, for the plaintiffs who want to take advantage of it.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • At least some of the plaintiffs have been in settlement talks already.
    — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The plaintiffs were disturbed by how lifelike the images and videos were.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
  • That plaintiff too says Dobos hasn’t begun to pay up on the years-old debt.
    — Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The lower courts sided with the county and against the plaintiffs.
    — Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
  • One plaintiff had a tooth knocked loose when an officer struck her in the head with a baton.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The Courant is not naming the plaintiff in the case due to the nature of the claims.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026

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