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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Starmer hand-delivered the invitation from the king in the Oval Office five weeks after the Republican president returned to office, in a very public attempt to woo the president.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
First, there are the big-name athletes to find and woo into competing on the streets of the UK’s capital, then the pace-makers, the notable debutants, and the tantalising head-to-heads to create; there’s the hotel bookings, the visas, the flights, the prize money and even bonuses to ponder over.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, there are lots of conversations going on about tapping various parts of the Disney media empire to woo other audiences who might not ordinally tune in the football spectacle.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Oh, and try to woo an NHL expansion franchise with a fancy new arena.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
First, there are the big-name athletes to find and woo into competing on the streets of the UK’s capital, then the pace-makers, the notable debutants, and the tantalising head-to-heads to create; there’s the hotel bookings, the visas, the flights, the prize money and even bonuses to ponder over.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, there are lots of conversations going on about tapping various parts of the Disney media empire to woo other audiences who might not ordinally tune in the football spectacle.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Oh, and try to woo an NHL expansion franchise with a fancy new arena.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for woo
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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