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
  • The design of the suitcase is something that also stood out to me.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her body was found days later in a suitcase along a roadway.
    Jake Offenhartz and Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
  • Get your coffee and be able to hold your phone with this suitcase cup holder.
    Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The 11- and 14-year-old made the move from a motel room in St. Louis to Sacramento with a single suitcase.
    Erica L. Green, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Pick it up for 69 percent off and throw it in your suitcase before your next trip.
    Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 9 May 2024
  • They are joined by a court reporter who perches his laptop on a suitcase and sits on the floor.
    Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • This one is a great option, weighing just over a pound and being small enough to fit in a suitcase.
    Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Because the sweater and pants can be worn on their own, the duo can be mixed and matched with whatever else is in your suitcase.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
  • What to Consider The deep design takes up more room in your suitcase.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
  • Because there’s no true framing, the bag is easy to flatten or mold to any space or suitcase.
    Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • One woman comes in with a suitcase full of winter coats, and team members pack the clothes in boxes.
    Fariba Nawa, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Yes, even if they’ve been crammed into a suitcase or sat on for an entire shift.
    Marilyn La Jeunesse, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
  • The video shows Torres pushing on the suitcase and trying to get out, the affidavit said.
    Michelle Watson, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
  • While researching that project, McQueen discovered a wartime photograph of a young Black boy with an oversized suitcase.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024

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