suaver; suavest
1
: smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
2
: smooth in texture, performance, or style
Examples of suave in a Sentence
I am pleased, also, to think I pulled it off. I didn't do anything too stupid or gauche, and even though it was my first time at a spa, I managed to bluff my way through in a suitably suave, urbane fashion without any embarrassing social gaffes.
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Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
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Foxx’s ability to inhabit various characters—from the flamboyant Wanda to the suave boxer Willie Beamen in Any Given Sunday—established him as a versatile entertainer capable of moving seamlessly between comedy and drama.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
Deadline also learned recently that Gabriel Macht, who played the brash and suave super lawyer Harvey Specter on the original series, will reprise his role on the offshoot in a three-episode arc.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Housed in a cage outside the bar, Harris' customers would feed the chimp beer, grape soda and even cigarettes – a lifestyle some argued suited the suave chimp.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
The actor, who starred in Suits as suave and successful lawyer Harvey Specter, is returning for the show’s Los Angeles-set spinoff.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
Deadline also learned recently that Gabriel Macht, who played the brash and suave super lawyer Harvey Specter on the original series, will reprise his role on the offshoot in a three-episode arc.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Housed in a cage outside the bar, Harris' customers would feed the chimp beer, grape soda and even cigarettes – a lifestyle some argued suited the suave chimp.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
The actor, who starred in Suits as suave and successful lawyer Harvey Specter, is returning for the show’s Los Angeles-set spinoff.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Suave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suave. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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suave
adjective
suaver; suavest
: smoothly polite and agreeable
a suave young man
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