wooed; wooing; woos
1
: to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court
2
: to solicit or entreat especially with importunity
woo new customers
3
: to seek to gain or bring about
: to court a woman
wooer
noun
Examples of woo in a Sentence
The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.
The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.
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Helen, on the other hand, has blossomed from dowdy to dazzling, and is now a best-selling author bent on revenge and wooing back Ernest.
Desperate, Madeline finds a potion endowing her with eternal youth — but with a few Faustian caveats.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Adapted from Charles Chesnutt’s 1900 novel of the same name, the film’s heroine is a mixed-race woman who passes for white and is wooed by a white millionaire.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
Trump has made several attempts at wooing female voters in recent weeks.
—Nik Popli / Charlotte, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
While Harris tries to woo former Haley supporters, Haley herself is ready to campaign for Trump, despite her warnings about him months ago.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Adapted from Charles Chesnutt’s 1900 novel of the same name, the film’s heroine is a mixed-race woman who passes for white and is wooed by a white millionaire.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
Trump has made several attempts at wooing female voters in recent weeks.
—Nik Popli / Charlotte, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
While Harris tries to woo former Haley supporters, Haley herself is ready to campaign for Trump, despite her warnings about him months ago.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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