How to Use subpoena in a Sentence

subpoena

1 of 2 noun
  • The subpoena was withdrawn the same month.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The subpoena was withdrawn the same month.
    — Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The subpoena that Moss challenged was not signed by a judge.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The subpoena was withdrawn by month’s end.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The subpoena was withdrawn by month’s end.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • In other words, providers may choose not to comply with a subpoena.
    — Margaret Riley, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As part of his ruling, the judge also quashed the subpoenas.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Failure to comply with a grand jury subpoena can lead to fines and jail time.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • The subpoenas are only half of the story.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Lively's team then obtained the texts through a subpoena against Jonesworks.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Now, plaintiffs are asking Zhang to throw out the subpoenas.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This is not a subpoena , so Goodell can opt to testify or not.
    — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The clients of Koltun and Regan have filed motions in each case to quash the subpoenas.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Within days, Austin asked a federal court to block the subpoena.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This is not the only subpoena that Wexner is facing.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Axios was first to report that Comey received a subpoena.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The committee could authorize the subpoenas after a vote as soon as next week.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2023
  • After a years-long fight, an ex-sheriff agrees to comply with subpoenas and testify on deputy gangs.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Comer had pushed back, saying the Clintons are not above the law and must comply with a subpoena.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The subpoenas are the latest effort to obtain that info.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Bloom, who split from Perry earlier this year, was served a subpoena and named in the joint witness list.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Bloom, who split from Perry earlier this year, was served a subpoena and named in the joint witness list.
    — Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Bloom, who split from Perry earlier this year, was served a subpoena and named in the joint witness list.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The university had fought the subpoena, which caused alarm among Jews on campus.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Black walked out of the interview after having taken a long break when he was given the subpoenas.
    — Dan Mangan,david Faber, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Parents feared the subpoenas could lead to child abuse charges, which the government could then use to strip them of custody of their children.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The city has been under scrutiny before, with subpoenas issued years ago.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Both were named in the subpoena, along with Lauren Groh-Wargo.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • An exception would be made for any personnel names who were mentioned but not the subject of the subpoena and weren’t in the room.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The Clintons argue that the subpoenas are invalid.
    — Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026

subpoena

2 of 2 verb
  • He was subpoenaed to testify in a hearing.
  • The prosecutor subpoenaed the defendant's financial records.
  • Can your work group chat be subpoenaed?
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • Can your group chat get subpoenaed?
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • She was subpoenaed but she was informed by her lawyer that she would not be called to take the stand.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • By the time the police subpoenaed the correct year, the records were no longer available.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But in the same way anything could be subpoenaed if there’s a lawsuit involved.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • Graham is one of the senators whose phone records were subpoenaed.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Moshe was subpoenaed in early May.
    — Olivia Bensimon, Curbed, 17 June 2026
  • But this was not the first move to subpoena Omar’s immigration records.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The servers still have access to user data and can be subpoenaed by governments or hacked.
    — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 6 July 2023
  • She was subpoenaed to sit for testimony in mid-April.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Both panels have the power to subpoena witnesses and records.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
  • When Phillips and his attorney failed to turn them over, the foundation subpoenaed the banks.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Baldoni’s lawyers also subpoenaed Swift in May, a move a rep for Swift slammed at the time.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Baldoni’s lawyers also subpoenaed Swift in May, a move a rep for Swift slammed at the time.
    — Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • That view was bolstered by behind-the-scenes footage that prosecutors subpoenaed.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Faggart told Andrews that she would be subpoenaed and that someone with the city would attend the hearing with her.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
  • Thompson moved for her to be subpoenaed, but the motion was tabled by Republicans.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • She was also subpoenaed to testify in front of Congress.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Greer says a detective subpoenaed Rickman's phone records.
    — Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Bill and Hillary were first subpoenaed in August 2025.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • At least one former lawmaker who’s been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury hasn’t been told to show up yet.
    — Kate Brumback, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Back in May, a rep for Swift slammed Baldoni’s initial attempts to subpoena the singer.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But neither of the people whose phone calls and texts were subpoenaed were ever charged in a drug or burglary case, or any other criminal case.
    — Jerry Mitchell, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Democrats on the panel sought to subpoena the younger Trump to force his testimony on the Vulcan deal.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Flores and his family were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury to get statements on the record.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • This month, lawyers for Rivera and Nuhfer filed a motion to subpoena the former president.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Ernst said the task force would have the authority to hold hearings, take testimony and issue subpoenas.
    — Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • But to dig any deeper, the committee needed to subpoena the source documents directly from the bank.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025

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