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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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has a tough needle to thread, as he’s been wooing Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who say spending cuts to Medicaid have gone too far.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Fort Lauderdale spends millions wooing developers to invest in Sistrunk.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
The New York Times reports Meta is also trying to woo other top AI figures to work for its new lab.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Midwest city has also never been an attractive enough locale to woo elite free agents or disgruntled stars demanding trades.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 June 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Fort Lauderdale spends millions wooing developers to invest in Sistrunk.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
The New York Times reports Meta is also trying to woo other top AI figures to work for its new lab.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Midwest city has also never been an attractive enough locale to woo elite free agents or disgruntled stars demanding trades.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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