suitcase
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Explanation
A suitcase is a piece of luggage that usually has a handle. If you're going on a week-long vacation, you should probably pack a suitcase to bring with you. Don't forget your toothbrush! If your suitcase is large enough, you'll have to check it when you fly on an airplane — you can carry only small suitcases into the cabin of the plane. These days most suitcases have wheels so you can roll them along behind you as you walk through a bus station or down the sidewalk. The earliest suitcases were sewn from wool, linen, or leather, often covering a wooden frame. Today, most suitcases are made of nylon or lightweight metal.
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But what does the book you've just shoved in your suitcase say about you?
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Roberto Velasco, 84, brought a small suitcase and a hard disc containing copies of old family letters and keepsakes from his family in Chile over the 50 years he has spent in Spain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Thirty drones in a suitcase does not make the foreign intelligence report,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This is my wedding dress that I had stuffed in a suitcase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I anticipate Ma’s next request and Kobe some socks into the open suitcase.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
"We literally threw everything into our suitcases and within 15 minutes were in the hire car."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
They describe lockboxes appearing outside flats, a constant stream of unfamiliar people arriving with suitcases, and in some cases antisocial behaviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Like sticky notes, rolling suitcases and the yellow first-down line in football, the solid white line on highways now sounds obvious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Lugging suitcases across the border after packing up in Pakistan, Afghans are returning home with their worldly possessions but often lack one key item to restart their lives: an identity card.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
In two minutes, Ilse and Karin come out with their hats and gloves on, suitcases in their hands.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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