How to Use suitcase in a Sentence

suitcase

noun
  • She packed her suitcases the night before she left.
  • The shirt stayed rolled up in my suitcase the rest of the trip.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023
  • For the past decade, it’s been my one and only suitcase.
    Nick Guy, wsj.com, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The design of the suitcase is something that also stood out to me.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The footage showed: Poulos leaving the rental apartment the morning of Jan. 22 with a suitcase that matched the one found at the dump.
    Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
  • An early Blaupunkt car radio, for instance, cost a third the price of a new car and was the size of a suitcase.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
  • There’ll be no one to help lug my suitcase, my groceries, my body.
    Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The mailer showed a photo of a rat toting a wheeled suitcase.
    Cortney O'Brien, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Pack it all up and toss it in the bottom of your suitcase for your next flight, or put it in your backpack and head for the hills.
    Joe Ray, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Her body was found days later in a suitcase along a roadway.
    Jake Offenhartz and Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
  • Get your coffee and be able to hold your phone with this suitcase cup holder.
    Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Because the sweater and pants can be worn on their own, the duo can be mixed and matched with whatever else is in your suitcase.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
  • What to Consider The deep design takes up more room in your suitcase.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
  • Because there’s no true framing, the bag is easy to flatten or mold to any space or suitcase.
    Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • One woman comes in with a suitcase full of winter coats, and team members pack the clothes in boxes.
    Fariba Nawa, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Living out of a suitcase doesn’t faze Hutchinson though.
    Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The polished take on the originals will be available for an extra $20 based on the suitcase style.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The airline had managed to leave my suitcase in Houston.
    Paul Tough, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
  • There was her husband, holding an iPad, a small suitcase at his feet.
    Demetrius Freeman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The shot featured open suitcases filled with clothes and toiletries.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Made of a high-quality polyester weave, this suitcase is firmly built to last, even against the wear and tear of air travel.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Tourists dragging suitcases clog the mall; tour buses take up space in the parking lots.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • These tiny devices can fit into a bag, suitcase, glovebox or even on a bunch of keys.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • For 10 months he was left alone, living out of a suitcase, staying with friends or in hotels across the country.
    Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • The suitcase is still on display, a reminder of how poetry and poets change and grow.
    Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • More:Mother of dead boy found in suitcase is still on the run, Indiana police say.
    Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The trolley sleeve slides easily over a suitcase handle for racing from check-in to a flight.
    Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • See some of the best travel backpacks below: The right backpack may even inspire you to ditch your bulky suitcase.
    Women's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Away: Top luggage brand Away is having its biggest suitcase sale to date this year.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2023
  • His body was found about two weeks later in a suitcase below a bridge in Florida.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023

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