wooed; wooing; woos
1
: to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
2
: to solicit or entreat especially with importunity
woo new customers
3
: to seek to gain or bring about
: to court a woman
wooer
noun
Examples of woo in a Sentence
The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.
The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.
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Her new report looks at how Nashville employers are wooing workers back to offices, following years of remote work.
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Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
One reason may be housing costs—as those shot up, lower-cost housing in other states, combined with remote work opportunities, may have wooed middle-class residents away from the Bay State.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
That's where someone like Paxton may woo conservatives who are further right.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Later in 2020, Trump sought to woo Black voters with a series of campaign promises, including establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
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Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
One reason may be housing costs—as those shot up, lower-cost housing in other states, combined with remote work opportunities, may have wooed middle-class residents away from the Bay State.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
That's where someone like Paxton may woo conservatives who are further right.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Later in 2020, Trump sought to woo Black voters with a series of campaign promises, including establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for woo
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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