: 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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The ball, race car, and suitcase are all adorned with the UConn logo.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Randle and Britten are accused of putting the child's body in a suitcase and attempting to dispose of it in a vacant lot.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Alan Gustafson ignored the phone call while packing a suitcase for the Sunday morning drive to Martinsville Speedway.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The suitcase’s contents ranged from meeting notes and a list of ways to antagonize targets (from the use of lizards and snakes to slingshots) to membership lists and charters.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Randle and Britten are accused of putting the child's body in a suitcase and attempting to dispose of it in a vacant lot.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Alan Gustafson ignored the phone call while packing a suitcase for the Sunday morning drive to Martinsville Speedway.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The suitcase’s contents ranged from meeting notes and a list of ways to antagonize targets (from the use of lizards and snakes to slingshots) to membership lists and charters.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 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 4 Apr. 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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