sic
Example Sentences
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The sic of it all is worth a little attention.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025
It won’t matter that Snyder tried to sic a private investigator on the commissioner.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
Otherwise, “the company may report you as delinquent,” which means it could sic debt collectors on him and trash his credit score.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
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
“Whatever I say, one or the other of you is going to sic the dog on me. You’ve got me in the middle.”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
