: 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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Luckily, Amazon has this stylish striped long-sleeve top for just $15 that’ll surely become a go-to in both your suitcase and mine this winter.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Authorities in Cleveland were working Wednesday to identify two young half-sisters whose bodies were found buried inside suitcases on the city's east side.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
In a press conference, Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said on Tuesday that the bodies of the two girls were found in suitcases buried in shallow graves on Monday evening.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The two Black girls found stuffed inside suitcases and buried in shallow graves on the east side of Cleveland were related, the local medical examiner's office revealed Wednesday.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Authorities in Cleveland were working Wednesday to identify two young half-sisters whose bodies were found buried inside suitcases on the city's east side.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
In a press conference, Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said on Tuesday that the bodies of the two girls were found in suitcases buried in shallow graves on Monday evening.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The two Black girls found stuffed inside suitcases and buried in shallow graves on the east side of Cleveland were related, the local medical examiner's office revealed Wednesday.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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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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