How to Use file in a Sentence

file

1 of 2 verb
Definition of filenext
Synonyms for filenext
  • Kochenburger filed a report to the court in the New Jersey case.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 9 June 2023
  • His wife, Christina, who filed for divorce in March, was not present.
    — Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Asghari, 29, filed for divorce from the pop star in mid-August.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2023
  • More than 9,000 lawsuits were filed when New York set aside time limits for two years.
    — David Sharp, ajc, 9 June 2023
  • McClatchy News is not including the name of the man or woman as no charges have been filed against them.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Combs and Cassie settled for an undisclosed amount a day after the lawsuit was filed.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The case was the first filed against a ban on gender-affirming care, and the decision marks the first time a judge has overturned such a law.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 20 June 2023
  • The groups called off their surveillance after a lawsuit was filed.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The mother of Migos rapper Takeoff has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the venue where her son was killed.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • In May 1998, Michael filed a petition to remove her feeding tube, but Terri’s family fought it — and the case went to the courts.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • No charges have been filed by the FBI since the painting’s recovery because all of those believed to have been involved are dead, France said.
    — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The unnamed woman filed a complaint on Monday in Las Vegas.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Cole and Warner-Sims did not turn on their body cameras during the interaction and did not file a report.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • They were married for seven years before Bianca filed for divorce in 1978.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • The suit was filed with only a week to go before the Adult Survivors Act, which allowed for an exemption to the statute of limitations, expires on Nov. 23.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Palestinians may also file a complaint with the Israeli police, the statement said.
    — Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • In 2020, two inmates filed separate lawsuits against the jail saying they were assaulted and placed in a restraint chair by guards.
    — al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Advertisement One of the men hopped out of the car and told the girls to get in or else another man in the car would force them into the vehicle, said an FBI agent in an affidavit filed in the case.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • The Star-Telegram filed its request after hearing from Waters about his request.
    — Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The classic car plate also requires proof as the applicant has to show their vehicle is on the list of classic cars filed by the Classic Car Club of America.
    — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The lawsuit was filed last month, the judicial officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the case.
    — CBS News, 20 June 2023
  • He was sentenced to 90 days in jail in Lake County for the misdemeanor and his partner filed for a dissolution earlier this year.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Monday is the deadline for Trump and many of his Fulton County co-defendants to file pretrial motions.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • But while the case was progressing toward trial, the need would sometimes arise to file certain pretrial motions.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
  • The lawsuit was filed by two Californians on behalf of all Amazon customers who have bought something through a Buy Box since 2016.
    — Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The Internal Revenue Service raised the thresholds for taxes filed this year to adjust for inflation.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The song was taken down after Universal Music Group filed a copyright lawsuit.
    — Nathan Smith, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Those documents will be redacted before being filed in public court records.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 June 2023
  • Former City Attorney Mike Aguirre threatened to file suit if the board approved the more aggressive proposal.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The next day, using a simple public-records request, reporters obtained the report, which showed that Bernard had filed the paperwork properly.
    — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024
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file

2 of 2 noun
  • Brace your thumbs on the back edge of the file and push forward.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
  • The transcript would be mailed to the address the IRS has on file for you.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But when Pomeroy plays the files at the same time, a pulse erupts every few beats.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Palmer was asked to help produce some of those check files.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Many of the its files are scanned and online, though not searchable.
    — Nicole Dungca, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • These files pile up over time and end up slowing your phone.
    — Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
  • There were questions about the lease, and Ms. Dupuy showed the clerk her file of documents.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • The company compiled the claim file and sent it to Tsigdinos.
    — Maya Miller, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Use an awl, a Sharpie pen or a small triangular file to make a mark in the center of the vise’s jaws.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
  • And Britney Spears’ husband files for divorce from the pop star.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Users could click directly on files and folders on the desktop to open them.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
  • That’s from some bits in the game files, and would definitely draw from one of the higher profile members of the squad over the years.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The chances of me baking a file into a cake for him are small but not impossible.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 15 July 2023
  • Much of the information known about them has been obtained from court files.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • For example, file format options are in the overlay menu, but not the full text menu.
    — PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The complaint then asserts that the nurse failed to record the encounter in the jail medical file for several days.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Jane Deering Gallery Several smaller paintings and prints are on view on the wall and in flat files.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • This is not due to damage to the screening file or technical failure.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 June 2023
  • William Ben Darby will go to trial on Dec. 11, according to the state’s online court file.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 22 Apr. 2023
  • More than 70% of the patients on volunteers’ lists can’t be reached, often because the phone numbers in their files were wrong.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Sproule says her team also wants to go back into their archives and add metadata to those files.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2023
  • By then, the vast majority of addresses on file are decades old.
    — Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • There’s plenty of room for files, documents, and media with 128GB of storage.
    — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 24 May 2023
  • Reservations can be made after putting a credit card on file.
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
  • The original files show that Mateo was meeting someone in Lincoln Park three days ago with a bribe.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 2 May 2023
  • This set features a padded laptop sleeve that fits laptops up to 15 inches, as well as a smaller padded sleeve for tablets and file folders.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The curators’ office, located on the ground floor in part of what was the original kitchen, holds lots of files and a research library.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Taken together, the files form one of the largest-ever data dumps from a cybercrime group.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Some of those files contain a handful of entries each, while others contain tens of thousands.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The files offer a broad view of how the Defense Department views its adversaries' space programs.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 26 Apr. 2023

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