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
Whatever the substance of his personal feud with Mitchell may be, it comes shortly after his attempt to sic his followers on a journalist after being duped by a fake Twitter account.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 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
He does intend to sic the “Get Out” model on other phobias and -isms.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2017
She might even be mad enough at that point to sic the cops onto me.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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