: a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
Examples of suitcase in a Sentence
She packed her suitcases the night before she left.
it'll be much easier to carry a backpack than to lug that suitcase all over the place
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Durable Travel Luggage For Every Road Trip Style Family road trips become more organized when everyone can quickly identify their own suitcases.
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The stars of the show are the workers who haul out the jet skis and clean the bathrooms and unpack your suitcase.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
While the next episode saw Charlie pack his suitcase and leave the villa, fans aren’t convinced he’s gone for good.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025
Note that these take up a lot of room in a suitcase.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The stars of the show are the workers who haul out the jet skis and clean the bathrooms and unpack your suitcase.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
While the next episode saw Charlie pack his suitcase and leave the villa, fans aren’t convinced he’s gone for good.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025
Note that these take up a lot of room in a suitcase.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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suitcase
noun
suit·case
ˈsüt-ˌkās 
: a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
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