How to Use "Suit" with Example Sentences

suit (n): a set of clothes made with the same fabric consisting of a man's jacket and pants or a woman's jacket and skirt/pants; type of clothes for a specific activity; a legal case

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Used with adjectives:

"He only owns designer suits."
(designer, expensive, tailored)

"She wears only the best suits from Italy."
(best, nicest, finest)

"He wears wool suits all year round."
(wool, linen, tweed)

"She changed into a bathing suit."
(bathing , swimming, diving)

"He bought a jogging suit at the sports store."
(jogging, ski, sweat, warm-up)

"The hazard team wore hazmat suits before entering the building."
(hazmat, protective)

"She won millions of dollars in a civil suit against the hospital."
(civil, class-action, malpractice)

"There is a paternity suit filed against him."
(paternity)

Used with verbs:

"She wears the best suits made in France."
(wears, owns, has)

"He filed a suit against the car manufacturer."
(filed, be + involved in)

"She dropped the paternity suit against her ex-boyfriend."
(dropped)

"She won the suit against her former employer."
(won, lost)

"They settled the suit outside of court."
(settled, negotiated)

"The judge dismissed the suit for lack of evidence."
(dismissed)

Used with prepositions:

"A man in a blue suit was seen running out of the building."
(in)

suit (v): to be convenient or useful; to make someone look good; to be proper or good for someone or something

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Used with adverbs:

"Your new outfit suits you nicely."
(nicely, fine)

"It would suit you perfectly to find a job as a manager."
(perfectly, well)

Used with verbs:

"He is best suited for technical work."
(be: is/am/are, seems)

"She appears well suited for teaching."
(appears, looks)

"They make clothes to suit all age groups."
(make, produce, tailor)

Used with nouns:

"Those clothes suit his taste."
(taste, lifestyle, personality)

"That job suits her needs right now."
(needs)