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
  • The affidavit adds that $1,100 in cash was in the suitcase with the gun.
    — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022
  • For the past decade, it’s been my one and only suitcase.
    — Nick Guy, wsj.com, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Bulky hats run the risk of getting squished in a suitcase.
    — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022
  • How did the suitcase of cassettes find its way back to you?
    — Tavi Gevinson, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The Go is the size of a carry-on suitcase, weighs 50 pounds and can be stored in the trunk (or frunk) of your EV.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The design of the suitcase is something that also stood out to me.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The scene at the end with the suitcase, those kinds of scenes [are] always awkward to shoot just ’cause of the nature of them.
    — Lisa Liebman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
  • That means those that want to take a bottle with them will have to check their suitcase.
    — Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The contents of the suitcase, more or less, told Emil Hess’s life story.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 9 May 2024
  • 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
  • Johnson then stowed the girl’s body in a suitcase and carried it around for months.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN, 31 July 2021
  • Hodges packed a suitcase, tossed it in the back of his rundown Dodge Dart and turned to his wife, Connie.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Lila grabs a suitcase and transports herself away from the scene.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2022
  • There’ll be no one to help lug my suitcase, my groceries, my body.
    — Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Barry Doane grabbed his cat, some cat food, a suitcase full of clothes and not much else.
    — Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
  • The mailer showed a photo of a rat toting a wheeled suitcase.
    — Cortney O'Brien, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Skip the all-in-one record players that fold into a suitcase, said Ms. Nebel.
    — Tim Barribeau, WSJ, 17 May 2022
  • This pair of shoes won’t take up a ton of room in your suitcase and can serve as your one go-to pair of sneakers for the week.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2024
  • Wiese-Mack’s body in a silver suitcase and put the bag in the trunk of a taxi before fleeing the hotel.
    — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Inside the trunk, a suitcase contained the body of Correia.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Every inch of the suitcase serves to get the job done (a.k.a. hold as much as possible).
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The airline instructed me to send the suitcase to a repair agent in Texas.
    — Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • The suitcase also features the U-shape zipper in the front to open up and top-load the suitcase with clothes, shoes, and more.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024
  • This room had a suitcase record player with the first Ramones album on the turntable.
    — Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
  • In the footage, Combs, wearing a robe, is seen kicking Ventura, grabbing her by the hair and throwing her to the ground before grabbing her suitcase and handbag.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Weighing in at just over 6 ounces, these ultra-lightweight travel shoes won’t add unnecessary weight to your suitcase.
    — Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025

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