suaver; suavest
1
: smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
2
: smooth in texture, performance, or style
Examples of suave in a Sentence
I am pleased, also, to think I pulled it off. I didn't do anything too stupid or gauche, and even though it was my first time at a spa, I managed to bluff my way through in a suitably suave, urbane fashion without any embarrassing social gaffes.
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Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Recent Examples on the Web
Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald barely register as Jane and Julia’s oblivious husbands, while Consuelos, who plays Maurice as a suave cuckolder with a dodgy European accent, should probably stick to daytime TV.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The Modern Wing also has an intimate street-facing lobby bar, as well as some of the city’s more suave meeting and event spaces.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2026
Adding to his cache, the suave Brit has control over the Santa Anita sites in California that will host the Olympics in two years out West.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Every element had been carefully considered, Tabitha noted, the suave austerity of the Wassily chairs orbited by antique rugs and estate-sale paintings.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The Modern Wing also has an intimate street-facing lobby bar, as well as some of the city’s more suave meeting and event spaces.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2026
Adding to his cache, the suave Brit has control over the Santa Anita sites in California that will host the Olympics in two years out West.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Every element had been carefully considered, Tabitha noted, the suave austerity of the Wassily chairs orbited by antique rugs and estate-sale paintings.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for suave
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“Suave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suave. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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suave
adjective
suaver; suavest
: smoothly polite and agreeable
a suave young man
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