wooed; wooing; woos
1
: to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
2
: to solicit or entreat especially with importunity
woo new customers
3
: to seek to gain or bring about
: to court a woman
wooer
noun
Examples of woo in a Sentence
The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.
The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.
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As part of its efforts to woo the locals, Tomorrow will open a second Paris showroom, at 45 Rue de la Boétie, on Wednesday.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
So does its competitor, Impossible Foods, which recently changed its packaging colors from green to blood red, all the better to woo carnivores.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The Washington Post: OpenAI wooed Democrats with calls for AI regulation.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
To woo their clients, decorators regularly come equipped with fabric swatches, tile samples, and other tactile hints at rooms to come.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
So does its competitor, Impossible Foods, which recently changed its packaging colors from green to blood red, all the better to woo carnivores.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The Washington Post: OpenAI wooed Democrats with calls for AI regulation.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
To woo their clients, decorators regularly come equipped with fabric swatches, tile samples, and other tactile hints at rooms to come.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for woo
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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