: 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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But with the ability to charge up to seven devices, this is worth packing in your suitcase.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
Bomb technicians defused several live homemade explosive devices that were found next to an open suitcase near a North Texas park on Sunday, authorities said.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale offers excellent discounts on everything from suitcases to sunscreen.
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Prosecutors allege Yolanda is then seen loading her car with suitcases and her wife’s dogs and driving away before her mother-in-law or deputies arrived.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
Bomb technicians defused several live homemade explosive devices that were found next to an open suitcase near a North Texas park on Sunday, authorities said.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale offers excellent discounts on everything from suitcases to sunscreen.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors allege Yolanda is then seen loading her car with suitcases and her wife’s dogs and driving away before her mother-in-law or deputies arrived.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 13 Apr. 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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