: a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
Examples of suitcase in a Sentence
She packed her suitcases the night before she left.
it'll be much easier to carry a backpack than to lug that suitcase all over the place
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Unpacking my third suitcase in our new West Hollywood home, a sharp pain shot through my chest.
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Matt Gerlach,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
An elastomer gasket forms a splashproof seal when the suitcase is closed.
—
Ben Coxworth
july 03,
New Atlas,
3 July 2026
One of the missions is the Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer, or PolSIR, which consists of two suitcase-sized satellites to measure the rise and fall of ice crystals in tropical clouds.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 July 2026
Tourists bustle in and out of Penn Station, the busiest transportation hub in the United States, many carrying suitcases and backpacks and arriving just in time for the July 4 weekend.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
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Matt Gerlach,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
An elastomer gasket forms a splashproof seal when the suitcase is closed.
—
Ben Coxworth
july 03,
New Atlas,
3 July 2026
One of the missions is the Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer, or PolSIR, which consists of two suitcase-sized satellites to measure the rise and fall of ice crystals in tropical clouds.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 July 2026
Tourists bustle in and out of Penn Station, the busiest transportation hub in the United States, many carrying suitcases and backpacks and arriving just in time for the July 4 weekend.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for suitcase
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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suitcase
noun
suit·case
ˈsüt-ˌkās 
: a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
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