: 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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Dawn needs an entire suitcase for her puffy white Tortured Poets Department dress.
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Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Outside food and drinks Outside lawn chairs or camping chairs
Oversized backpacks, suitcase and large beach bags
Picnic baskets
Skateboards, ice skates or roller shoes.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Conveniently, the product assortment fits comfortably in a handbag or suitcase for on-the-go requirements after the flight –– whether for a skiing adventure, yachting escapade or in between business meetings in different time zones.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Models with this feature can easily switch between two or more people, saving a lot of counter space at home or suitcase space while traveling by combining machines.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Outside food and drinks Outside lawn chairs or camping chairs
Oversized backpacks, suitcase and large beach bags
Picnic baskets
Skateboards, ice skates or roller shoes.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Conveniently, the product assortment fits comfortably in a handbag or suitcase for on-the-go requirements after the flight –– whether for a skiing adventure, yachting escapade or in between business meetings in different time zones.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Models with this feature can easily switch between two or more people, saving a lot of counter space at home or suitcase space while traveling by combining machines.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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