How to Use suitor in a Sentence

suitor

noun
  • He was her most persistent suitor, and she eventually agreed to marry him.
  • An unwanted suitor is buying up the company's stock.
  • The full list of suitors is not known.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Cubs make sense as a suitor.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The track is a cheeky tell-off to a suitor who won't take a hint.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2018
  • But will there be a single suitor via trade?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Johnson wears a long, blue dress while her suitor sports a top hat.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Other suitors could be in the wings.
    — Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • All could have gone to other suitors.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • What could each of those suitors offer?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Then, at the end, the winning suitor meets their match face-to-face.
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 21 July 2021
  • All smiles, her high cheekbones gave away a youth that would have been busy with suitors.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • The idea of attempting to draw suitors in this heat is hellish.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Would there be more than a couple of real suitors?
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Nevett said Ethos wasn't its only suitor but was the best fit.
    — Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
  • There may have been some male suitors but never any who were gangsters.
    — Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There's bound to be a lot of suitors in pursuit of his services.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The waiting game could work in their favor in terms of the amount of suitors.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 2 July 2018
  • Fire up those dating apps, or get ready to approach a suitor in the wild.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Masha has given in to her suitor’s siege, and is married with kids.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Odysseus coming back to find his wife still weaving and the suitors all there.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The show tells the story of a farm girl and her courtship with two rival suitors.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The talks could still fall apart, and another suitor could emerge.
    — Lauren Thomas, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But might a suitor convince her there's more for her in this life than settling?
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 May 2024
  • This time, there was no shortage of high-profile suitors.
    — Teddy Cahill, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The Padres could and should look to be one of the top suitors for King.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As much as the women have to meet their suitors' standards, so too should the guys.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • The Bucks may have other suitors.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • The team may have to outbid other suitors.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In her junior year, a suitor named Fredy who worked as a cook asked her to move in.
    — Jason Deparle, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022

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