: 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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In Kyoto, locals complain of tourists with large suitcases clogging city buses.
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Rue was in debt to drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly) after Rue’s mother threw out the suitcase of products Laurie had given her to sell.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The car was full of suitcases, and his father was sitting in the front seat, scrolling on his phone.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Inside, one side of the suitcase features a zipped compartment—useful for keeping toiletries and smaller items contained safely—while the other has a robust compression system with a notably sturdy strap and weighty steel buckle.
—Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Rue was in debt to drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly) after Rue’s mother threw out the suitcase of products Laurie had given her to sell.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The car was full of suitcases, and his father was sitting in the front seat, scrolling on his phone.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Inside, one side of the suitcase features a zipped compartment—useful for keeping toiletries and smaller items contained safely—while the other has a robust compression system with a notably sturdy strap and weighty steel buckle.
—Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 12 Apr. 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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