sic
Example Sentences
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It won’t matter that Snyder tried to sic a private investigator on the commissioner.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
Max doesn't sic goblins on his little sister but he does drag her along on his quest to impress Allison and banish the risen Sanderson sisters.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2022
Sometimes, with fiction, it’s sic biscuitus disintegratum — that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2021
If it didn’t get its $51,000, the company warned, it would sic debt collectors on the family.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2019
“Ye must forget sic things. Ye maun summon up your powers to what is difficult. Will ye do that?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
