How to Use woo in a Sentence

woo

verb
Definition of woonext
Synonyms for woonext
  • The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.
  • The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.
  • Nope, a new group of guys are about to show up to try and woo the women.
    — oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Beijing will have to woo the world with more than money.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2022
  • Story-wise, a hand sets out to find its owner, while a guy tries to woo a girl.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 May 2022
  • Stenger flew around the world, wooing foreign investors with the promise of a green card.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • But that would risk undoing Labour’s work in recent years to woo the City.
    — Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
  • But Penn State head coach James Franklin doesn't see the worth in bringing that up while trying to woo a player.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2021
  • Chris remains his ditzy self, wooing Brooke from lines with his own movies.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • Upon his release, Powell finds the widow, woos her and marries her, all in a bid to find the loot.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The next murga, dressed in pink, black, and white, is lined up behind them, watching and waiting for their turn to woo the crowd.
    — Matt Dursum, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, an 18-year-old macaque named Luffy did his best to woo Yakei, much to her displeasure.
    — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Common Kings, a band with Hawaiian roots, wooed the tired crowd, coaxing them out of their lawn chairs.
    — Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • It is designed to make the most of cool evenings and is perfect for wooing your high school sweetheart who has just moved back to town.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
  • He was wooed online by a woman named Penny, who claimed to live in Seattle.
    — TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But the hard part will be wooing over a leftist party from the separatist camp.
    — Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
  • Some buy roses to woo their partners on Valentine’s Day.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Like this, the kittens have become friends with the vet techs at Helen Woodward, and now the cats are ready to use their social skills to woo an adopter.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The United States has made an effort to put its best foot forward in an attempt to woo Vietnam.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023
  • But the effort to woo Black voters to the polls is serious business for Virginia Democrats.
    — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Teepee tents set up in his room no longer woo him, milk and cookies at turndown service simply get a shrug.
    — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • The work stoppage also brought Trump to Michigan to woo autoworkers.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • If he isn’t wooed by somebody, then collusion again is the star of the show, but there aren’t many kings out there willing to offer the crown jewels.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Gabriela looks forward to the upcoming day off after opening up to Daisy, and Ashley tries to woo Gary.
    — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Kelce was thwarted in his effort to woo the superstar with a friendship bracelet.
    — Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The city spent a considerable amount of money to woo the event planners, who have come here just twice before.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The auction house hopes to also woo Alexander McQueen fans in other ways.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Many of whom DeSantis wants to woo for their deep pockets and connections.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Now, four of the six candidates have raised and spent millions to woo primary voters.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Most of you have likely voted by now, but the candidates are still hard at work attempting to woo those final, crucial few who somehow haven’t made up their minds.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

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