: 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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Kahn said that the house manager put the items into two suitcases and delivered them to Kahn's home for safekeeping.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Those scanning suitcases for guns and knives?
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The bohemian Užupis district feels like a film set in its own right, and wandering through the cobblestoned streets with kids is the kind of immersive, screen-free adventure that sticks with a family long after the suitcases are unpacked.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
Deputies have accused Tripp of putting Woodland's body in a suitcase and setting it on fire.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Those scanning suitcases for guns and knives?
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The bohemian Užupis district feels like a film set in its own right, and wandering through the cobblestoned streets with kids is the kind of immersive, screen-free adventure that sticks with a family long after the suitcases are unpacked.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
Deputies have accused Tripp of putting Woodland's body in a suitcase and setting it on fire.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 23 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 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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