: 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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Nothing is worse than unpacking your suitcase and seeing that your overpriced moisturizer has spilled onto your favorite sweater—avoid that kind of mess with the Crush Toiletry Bag, available in several fun shades.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Swain agreed and boarded the red-eye to Heathrow toting a bulging roller suitcase packed full of financials.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Hire an assistant to follow me around with a purse full of money and a suitcase full of dark chocolate bars, to be handed over as needed.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
She was arrested at the resort island’s airport after authorities found 3.8 kilograms (8.4 pounds) of cocaine worth $2.5 million hidden in the lining of her suitcase.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Swain agreed and boarded the red-eye to Heathrow toting a bulging roller suitcase packed full of financials.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Hire an assistant to follow me around with a purse full of money and a suitcase full of dark chocolate bars, to be handed over as needed.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
She was arrested at the resort island’s airport after authorities found 3.8 kilograms (8.4 pounds) of cocaine worth $2.5 million hidden in the lining of her suitcase.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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 12 Nov. 2025.
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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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