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valise

[vuh-lees, -leez] / vəˈlis, -ˈliz /


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Traveling across the ocean and over mountains, he uses the contents of his valise to feed himself, stay warm, unlock a cage, pacify a sharp-toothed ogre and find valuable treasure.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021

They characterize the Bureau as “an extended community of autodidacts and guessworkers caught up in language inquiry and the unguarded arts,” and “a valise fiction and portable literary service in the public domain.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

I am willing to accept, as settlement, as many $20 bills as can be crammed into a standard-size valise and mailed to my home.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2020

It is weirdly classy, like a valise or an upmarket clutch.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2017

I ended up tapping the luggage tag affixed to my traveling valise, where Edda Grace St. James was written in my best penmanship.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

He and his wife have schlepped materials home by train, “five big valises recently from Prague.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Models — male and female — strutted down the runway in leather cowboy hats, cowhide valises, and checkered denim jackets adorned with bull badges, their cowboy boots boasting shiny metal points.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

These valises are a reminder of how far Talley was able to travel from his childhood in Durham and how he did so with aplomb and self-regard.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023

That includes the ominous black valises that figure prominently in the show’s set and the many obstacles and alterations this musical has experienced on a 13-year-long journey to Broadway.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015

“Your valises have been moved, Monsieur, to the compartment No. 1, the compartment of M. Bouc.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie


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