: 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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Most actors are living out of a suitcase and bouncing from one job to the next.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The day Ana Knezevich disappeared, David had arrived at her apartment in Madrid, spray-painted the surveillance cameras and left with a suitcase, according to authorites.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Compression packing cubes are the travel hack that takes your suitcase from chaotic to Marie Kondo-level organization.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Now add a driverless car that leaves with your suitcase.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The day Ana Knezevich disappeared, David had arrived at her apartment in Madrid, spray-painted the surveillance cameras and left with a suitcase, according to authorites.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Compression packing cubes are the travel hack that takes your suitcase from chaotic to Marie Kondo-level organization.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Now add a driverless car that leaves with your suitcase.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for suitcase
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 16 May. 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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