: 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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The children arrived without their parents, with little more than a suitcase, before being placed with relatives, foster families, or Catholic charities.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Your suitcase comes into contact with dirty airports, hotel carpet, and public streets and bathrooms with every trip.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
This insulated option packs down to fit inside your suitcase—or to hide in the corner of a closet all winter, waiting for warm weather.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Exum, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said suitcase wheels are similar to soles.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Your suitcase comes into contact with dirty airports, hotel carpet, and public streets and bathrooms with every trip.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
This insulated option packs down to fit inside your suitcase—or to hide in the corner of a closet all winter, waiting for warm weather.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Exum, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said suitcase wheels are similar to soles.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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