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 was a concession the Ellisons made to woo WBD away from its previous merger partner, Netflix.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
But most deals in that age group have typically come from apparel and sneaker giants, trading card companies and local businesses of university donors trying to woo an athlete to their school, said Blake Lawrence, the co-founder and president of NIL marketplace Opendorse.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The home was converted into apartments in 1951 but retained some of the original grandeur that probably wooed the Morgan clan, too (high ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace, in particular).
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 Mar. 2026
That tension raises the stakes for Florida’s place in the future of aerospace, an industry that increasingly lies with states willing to spend the most to woo companies and enhance federal government launch pads.
—Katelyn Ferral, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
But most deals in that age group have typically come from apparel and sneaker giants, trading card companies and local businesses of university donors trying to woo an athlete to their school, said Blake Lawrence, the co-founder and president of NIL marketplace Opendorse.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The home was converted into apartments in 1951 but retained some of the original grandeur that probably wooed the Morgan clan, too (high ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace, in particular).
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 Mar. 2026
That tension raises the stakes for Florida’s place in the future of aerospace, an industry that increasingly lies with states willing to spend the most to woo companies and enhance federal government launch pads.
—Katelyn Ferral, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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 27 Mar. 2026.
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