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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That dynamic has crimped Netflix’ ability to woo ad dollars away from Disney, NBCUniversal and other media companies that have hours of live sports to sell, according to media buyers.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Mamdani's relentless focus on affordability in the midst of a housing crisis wooed his risk-averse party into trying something new.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Other alternative options, like Sling TV, which has a daily subscription offer, have attempted to woo potential switchers, too.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
One of the new regime’s first major deals was to woo the Duffer Brothers away from Netflix, offering them the chance to make culture-defining movies for theaters in a way Netflix would’ve been reluctant to offer.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Mamdani's relentless focus on affordability in the midst of a housing crisis wooed his risk-averse party into trying something new.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Other alternative options, like Sling TV, which has a daily subscription offer, have attempted to woo potential switchers, too.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
One of the new regime’s first major deals was to woo the Duffer Brothers away from Netflix, offering them the chance to make culture-defining movies for theaters in a way Netflix would’ve been reluctant to offer.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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