How to Use suave in a Sentence

suave

adjective
  • Blake switched out his usual jeans and a shirt for a suave black suit.
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 26 Jan. 2020
  • Boys liked his jokes; girls liked his suave smile and sensitive eyes.
    — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • And then when he’s supposed to be suave, that doesn’t work either.
    — refinery29.com, 1 June 2023
  • Blanco looked dapper beside her in a suave all-black suit.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, Goldwyn doesn’t only play suave bad guys.
    — Dan Heching, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
  • A-list guests were popping in and out, and suave pilots were swinging through.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Well over 6 feet tall, Reynolds has a calm and suave British accent.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 25 Apr. 2018
  • That's a pretty good metaphor for Cliff Booth, who is equal parts suave and badass.
    — Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
  • His celebration was subtle yet suave, a drop of his bat with a flick of his wrist.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But the genre is more than just splashy gimmicks helmed by a suave protagonist.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Brosnan attempts a send-up of his most famous role as a sleek and suave action man.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 July 2023
  • The man performs in a suave cowboy hat, T-shirt, workman's jeans and boots.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Their dance moves aligned with punk jostling, giving them the aura of cinema’s suave bad boys.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The 44-year-old made an impressionable mark with his suave style.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • Gosling looked suave in a relaxed, pale yellow suit, paired with a white T-shirt and black leather loafers.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2023
  • Skip ahead a couple of decades, and Arthur is suave, clever and all but chiseled out of marble.
    — John Serba | [email protected], NOLA.com, 12 May 2017
  • The Ivy Park cap is all suave athleisure in the front and all curly hair freedom in the back.
    — Amber Rambharose, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Rourke himself approached the street at this hour in suave array and manic tatters.
    — Kevin Barry, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
  • Is there anything more suave than pressing a button to open the doors of a secret room off your library?
    — Leigh Kamping-Carder, WSJ, 24 May 2018
  • Idris and his wife paused to share a kiss at the event, with the action star wearing a suave dark gray suit and matching black shoes.
    — Tommy McArdle, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Jeremy Allen White all looked predictably suave in no-frills tuxes.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
  • But Kane’s suave moves at the time conflicted with hip-hop’s more sinewy direction.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Affleck looked suave in a white blazer, T-shirt, and trousers.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2023
  • Romeo, 22, looked suave in a brown suit similar to the color of his sister's dress.
    — Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The prequel to the Kingsman film series traces the origins of the group of suave secret agents.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 31 Dec. 2019
  • In one clip, Stamos channeled suave Uncle Jesse to fix his hair.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
  • On her arm was, of course, her boyfriend at the time, Jack Nicholson, looking dapper and suave.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But the premiere episode reveals the suave Charlie is the one being hustled.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Excited fans cheer and snap videos as the boy-band star — looking suave in an open button-down shirt and shades — passes by.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 July 2025
  • Rose Lombardo’s suave flute was a delight to hear in the Pantomime.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024

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