suitor

Example Sentences

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After such a steep selloff in Brown-Forman’s stock, there is reason to believe it has become attractive to a suitor.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

It is also possible another suitor could emerge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Discovery, the winning suitor will likely overpay and take on billions in debt, Barron’s Andrew Bary reports.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Bernstein’s Harshita Rawat wrote Monday that she thought private equity would be the most likely suitor for PayPal in its entirety, in part due to the company’s “pristine balance sheet.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Or had I best join fortunes with a suitor, the noblest one, most lavish in his gifts?

From "The Odyssey" by Homer