: 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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Freeing up space in a carry-on suitcase is always a tough feat, especially on a long trip.
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Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
The same guy that's gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a f---ing suitcase.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
On the road, Preller often travels with a laundry bag stuffed with extra clothes instead of a suitcase — a basketball is, of course, on top.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Deputies arrived on the scene and found the suitcase near his mailbox.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
The same guy that's gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a f---ing suitcase.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
On the road, Preller often travels with a laundry bag stuffed with extra clothes instead of a suitcase — a basketball is, of course, on top.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Deputies arrived on the scene and found the suitcase near his mailbox.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 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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