How to Use suitor in a Sentence
suitor
noun- He was her most persistent suitor, and she eventually agreed to marry him.
- An unwanted suitor is buying up the company's stock.
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The track is a cheeky tell-off to a suitor who won't take a hint.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2018
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Then, at the end, the winning suitor meets their match face-to-face.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 21 July 2021
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That's how coach Juwan Howard and the Wolverines emerged as a suitor.
—Mason Young, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2022
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The waiting game could work in their favor in terms of the amount of suitors.
—Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 2 July 2018
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The show tells the story of a farm girl and her courtship with two rival suitors.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2018
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The idea of attempting to draw suitors in this heat is hellish.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
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The Cubs should be one of the top suitors in the sweepstakes, as well as the other big market clubs.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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In her junior year, a suitor named Fredy who worked as a cook asked her to move in.
—Jason Deparle, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
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The ladies then go on their final dates with their suitors.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 16 June 2025
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The large price tag for the app is one of many factors that could limit the number of suitors.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
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Nevett said Ethos wasn't its only suitor but was the best fit.
—Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
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As much as the women have to meet their suitors' standards, so too should the guys.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 May 2025
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After all, the point is to stick out in the pool of potential suitors, right?
—Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
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At the start of the finale, both women had a final suitor.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 21 Sep. 2022
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The large price tag for the app is one of many factors that could limit the number of suitors.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
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Odysseus coming back to find his wife still weaving and the suitors all there.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2023
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The Hard Pass: A hard pass redirects a suitor’s love and turns it into hate.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
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Fire up those dating apps, or get ready to approach a suitor in the wild.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2021
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Johnson wears a long, blue dress while her suitor sports a top hat.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2022
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Below are the odds on the top Rodgers suitors' chances of landing the 41-year-old former MVP.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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The Jets seemed like the latest suitor for Suh, but that offer is now off the table.
—Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 26 Mar. 2018
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If the app went back on sale, Microsoft could be a suitor.
—Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
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The talks could still fall apart, and another suitor could emerge.
—Lauren Thomas, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
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Portland and Salt Lake City would be among the likely suitors.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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Masha has given in to her suitor’s siege, and is married with kids.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
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Whether a suitor will come in and save NYCB is unclear.
—Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
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Whoever gets caught in the forthcoming weeks’ roster trim, though, should have their share of suitors.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
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The most interesting of these suitors is Malcolm Grant.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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