suaver; suavest
1
: smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
2
: smooth in texture, performance, or style
Examples of suave in a Sentence
I am pleased, also, to think I pulled it off. I didn't do anything too stupid or gauche, and even though it was my first time at a spa, I managed to bluff my way through in a suitably suave, urbane fashion without any embarrassing social gaffes.
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Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Recent Examples on the Web
Dressed in a suave white top and black-out shades, a proud Usher stood nearly the entire time at the front row of the theater cheering on the performances on stage and singing along to his hits.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 1 July 2024
And what fun to see Felix — now a successful artist — looking so suave and well-to-do after all the drama of his 20s!
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 30 June 2024
According to Wolf, Purple Rain will adhere closely to the framework of the movie in telling the story of the Kid, the Minneapolis musician bedeviled by an abusive father, a suave but cutthroat rival, intra-band friction, and his own emotional development.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
His co-star this season, Jon Hamm, playing the suave, space-loving billionaire that Elon Musk can only wish to be, will join him.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 1 July 2024
And what fun to see Felix — now a successful artist — looking so suave and well-to-do after all the drama of his 20s!
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 30 June 2024
According to Wolf, Purple Rain will adhere closely to the framework of the movie in telling the story of the Kid, the Minneapolis musician bedeviled by an abusive father, a suave but cutthroat rival, intra-band friction, and his own emotional development.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
His co-star this season, Jon Hamm, playing the suave, space-loving billionaire that Elon Musk can only wish to be, will join him.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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“Suave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suave. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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suave
adjective
suaver; suavest
: smoothly polite and agreeable
a suave young man
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