Injunction example sentences

Related (6): prohibition, mandate, decree, writ, litigation, enjoin

"Injunction" Example Sentences

  1. The judge issued an injunction stopping the construction project immediately.
  2. Her lawyer filed an injunction to prevent the company from using her name.
  3. Without an injunction, they would have demolished the historic building last week.
  4. The injunction was temporary, but it bought us enough time to gather evidence.
  5. He violated the injunction and ended up back in court facing contempt charges.
  6. An injunction against the strike was granted, forcing workers back to their jobs.
  7. She got an injunction to keep him away from the property after the divorce.
  8. The injunction expired after six months, and the case went to trial.
  9. Honestly, I didn't think the injunction would actually work, but it did.
  10. They're trying to get an injunction to block the merger — good luck with that.
  11. The injunction came through just in time, or we'd have lost everything.
  12. Can you believe the judge denied the injunction? Everyone's shocked.
  13. My ex got an injunction against me, and now I can't even go near the house.
  14. The company fought the injunction tooth and nail, but the court sided with us.
  15. An injunction doesn't solve the problem — it just buys you time.
  16. She'd been waiting months for the injunction to be lifted.
  17. The injunction was supposed to be temporary, but it's still in effect.
  18. Why would they even bother with an injunction if they're not going to enforce it?
  19. Getting an injunction is expensive, but sometimes it's the only option.
  20. The injunction prevented him from selling the property during the dispute.
  21. After the injunction was granted, everything changed overnight.
  22. They served him with an injunction while he was at work — pretty dramatic.
  23. An injunction against harassment seemed like the only way to make it stop.
  24. The judge said the injunction was necessary to protect public safety.
  25. Somewhere between filing and the hearing, the injunction became irrelevant.
  26. She understood that an injunction was just a legal Band-Aid on a much bigger wound.
  27. The injunction silenced him, but it didn't change what he believed.
  28. What's the point of an injunction if nobody enforces it?
  29. The temporary injunction lasted longer than anyone expected.
  30. He violated the injunction twice before anyone actually did anything about it.

Common Phrases

  1. file an injunction
  2. issue an injunction
  3. grant an injunction
  4. temporary injunction
  5. preliminary injunction
  6. restraining injunction
  7. injunction against
  8. violate an injunction
  9. seek an injunction
  10. court injunction
  11. emergency injunction
  12. injunction order

Examples by Level

A1
  1. The judge gave an injunction to stop the work.
  2. An injunction is a court order that tells someone to stop doing something.
A2
  1. She got an injunction to keep him away from her house.
  2. The injunction stopped the company from building on that land.
B1
  1. The temporary injunction bought them enough time to prepare their case properly.
  2. Getting an injunction was expensive, but it was the only way to stop them.
B2
  1. The court granted the injunction despite the defendant's argument that it would cause financial hardship.
  2. She'd violated the injunction twice before anyone bothered to enforce it seriously.
C1
  1. The preliminary injunction served less as a solution than as a mechanism to preserve the status quo pending full litigation.
  2. What troubled him most was not the injunction itself, but what it revealed about how little protection the law actually offered.
C2
  1. The injunction, though technically temporary, had calcified into something permanent — a legal fiction everyone had simply accepted.
  2. There existed a particular kind of powerlessness in being bound by an injunction you believed was fundamentally unjust.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. My neighbor got an injunction against the guy next door who kept playing music at three in the morning.
  2. She finally got an injunction to keep him away, and for the first time in months, she could breathe.
💼 Workplace
  1. The company tried to get an injunction to prevent her from working for a competitor, but it didn't stick.
  2. An injunction was filed against the union, forcing them back to work before the strike even really started.
📊 Business
  1. The startup sought an injunction to block their former CTO from launching a competing product.
  2. The injunction against the merger fell through, and the deal closed within weeks.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. The store got an injunction to stop people from camping outside for the Black Friday sale.
  2. An injunction prevented the liquidation sale from happening until the lawsuit was resolved.
✈️ Travel
  1. The airline faced an injunction that grounded half their fleet pending safety inspections.
  2. An injunction stopped the hotel from evicting guests during the pandemic, at least temporarily.
📚 Education
  1. The school board tried to get an injunction against the protest, but the judge denied it.
  2. An injunction prevented the university from closing the department until the appeals process finished.
❤️ Relationships
  1. Getting an injunction against her ex was one of the hardest decisions she ever had to make.
  2. He received an injunction in the mail, and it felt like a punch to the gut — she really meant it.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The government sought an injunction to prevent the newspaper from publishing the leaked documents.
  2. An injunction against the protest was granted, but thousands showed up anyway.
💻 Technology
  1. The tech company got an injunction to stop the hacker from accessing their servers again.
  2. An injunction prevented the app from collecting user data until privacy concerns were addressed.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The court determined that an injunction was the appropriate remedy to prevent irreparable harm to the plaintiff.
  2. Pursuant to the injunction issued on March 15th, the defendant is prohibited from engaging in any related commercial activity.

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