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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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The city recently sent a delegation to Vancouver to woo back travelers.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Not bad, as far as a woo-her-back letter goes.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Most states want to woo new businesses.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The city recently sent a delegation to Vancouver to woo back travelers.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Not bad, as far as a woo-her-back letter goes.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Most states want to woo new businesses.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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