: 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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Within days, a boater found a suitcase containing human legs floating in the bay, followed by two more suitcases over the next week, The Star-Ledger reported.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
This 27-inch ice scraper and snow brush tool is equipped with a durable ABS shaft (the same material that’s used in some hardside suitcases) and a supportive EVA cotton handle that can hold up against temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
Earlier on the same day that Moua Yang and Moua were observed at the Minneapolis hotel, the two runners identified by officers were seen there interacting with a man who wheeled out a suitcase to their car.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Christine is a woman with few possessions—just a suitcase, really—who is very nearly willing to go anywhere and talk to anyone.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
This 27-inch ice scraper and snow brush tool is equipped with a durable ABS shaft (the same material that’s used in some hardside suitcases) and a supportive EVA cotton handle that can hold up against temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
Earlier on the same day that Moua Yang and Moua were observed at the Minneapolis hotel, the two runners identified by officers were seen there interacting with a man who wheeled out a suitcase to their car.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Christine is a woman with few possessions—just a suitcase, really—who is very nearly willing to go anywhere and talk to anyone.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 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 28 Jan. 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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