How to Use suitor in a Sentence

suitor

noun
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  • He was her most persistent suitor, and she eventually agreed to marry him.
  • An unwanted suitor is buying up the company's stock.
  • That's how coach Juwan Howard and the Wolverines emerged as a suitor.
    — Mason Young, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2022
  • The idea of attempting to draw suitors in this heat is hellish.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The large price tag for the app is one of many factors that could limit the number of suitors.
    — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • After all, the point is to stick out in the pool of potential suitors, right?
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • At the start of the finale, both women had a final suitor.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Odysseus coming back to find his wife still weaving and the suitors all there.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Johnson wears a long, blue dress while her suitor sports a top hat.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2022
  • If the app went back on sale, Microsoft could be a suitor.
    — Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The talks could still fall apart, and another suitor could emerge.
    — Lauren Thomas, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Portland and Salt Lake City would be among the likely suitors.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Whether a suitor will come in and save NYCB is unclear.
    — Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So what would suitors give their loves when asking them to spend the rest of their lives together?
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Estée Lauder isn’t the only suitor for Tom Ford, one of the people said.
    — Dana Cimilluca, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022
  • That includes Paramount, which could be sold in the next year or so; one of the potential suitors is WBD.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The suitor attempts to overthrow the kingdom, and the princess puts forth her best fight to reclaim her family's place on the throne.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 15 June 2022
  • Like many of Carrie’s suitors, Aidan is either loved or loathed by fans.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The fourth suitor contacted the Globe by email, which was forwarded to Goldstein.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Egyptian ruler is said to have dipped her sails in perfume to attract suitors during her travels.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Viserys and Otto seemed equally eager to have Rhaenyra find a suitor and be wed.
    — Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The Astros have emerged as a potential suitor for Sean Murphy, per source.
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The suitors are also in discussions with the striking moderators, who are the core of the program.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Castillo’s first two starts, both team wins, came against the Yankees, another suitor for him at the trade deadline.
    — The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2022
  • This is a problem, indeed, for the lord because his 14-year-old daughter greets each suitor with a new set of hijinks that scares them away.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2022
  • When his cast of suitors were unveiled in August, the video drew 36 million views on social media in a matter of days.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The New York Knicks have long been considered a potential suitor.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2022
  • Then the male swooped overhead, sailing from oak to oak and inspecting the humans who had sounded like a rival suitor.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And when the most vile suitor of all arrives, Birdy’s parents are presented with the ultimate test of love for their daughter.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2022

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