: 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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Second, Vienna is one of many cities in Europe with ancient cobblestoned roads that are poorly suited for tiny suitcase wheels.
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Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
The second chapter in the collaboration features new phone cases, suitcases, danglers, phone charms and more.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
The treasure map tells me to prepare to be without my suitcase overnight; it will be moved to a ryokan two days down the road.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Police body camera footage shows officers removing the drugs from a large suitcase.
—Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
The second chapter in the collaboration features new phone cases, suitcases, danglers, phone charms and more.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
The treasure map tells me to prepare to be without my suitcase overnight; it will be moved to a ryokan two days down the road.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Police body camera footage shows officers removing the drugs from a large suitcase.
—Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitcase. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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