: 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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Instead, a suitcase and a random assortment of clothes disappeared along with her.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Barraza, who was a member of the 501st Legion, a fan group that painstakingly re-creates Star Wars villains' costumes, already had her new suitcases packed — which resembled the ones Harry Potter took with him to Hogwarts.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The wheels, for example, are oversized so the suitcase is easy to drag over bricks, curbs, dirt, or up steep hills.
—The Editors, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
The L’Occitane bath products very well may end up in your suitcase.
—Liz Humphreys, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Barraza, who was a member of the 501st Legion, a fan group that painstakingly re-creates Star Wars villains' costumes, already had her new suitcases packed — which resembled the ones Harry Potter took with him to Hogwarts.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The wheels, for example, are oversized so the suitcase is easy to drag over bricks, curbs, dirt, or up steep hills.
—The Editors, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
The L’Occitane bath products very well may end up in your suitcase.
—Liz Humphreys, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 7 Feb. 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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