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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Now schools could woo him with the promise of cash.
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Joe Drape, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In other Tesla news, Musk is pushing Full Self-Driving trials on drivers, and in other Facebook news, Meta is trying to woo AI talent from competitors.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
California Toys, turkeys and grants: How backers and critics of the Dodger Stadium gondola are wooing locals
Feb. 22, 2024
Environmental impact reports are required for most large projects in California.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Word had gotten around the baseball world about the Texas wunderkind, and the Chicago Union Giants wooed him away from Fort Worth with the usual inducements.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
He was wooed online by a woman named Penny, who claimed to live in Seattle.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Cuoco was prepared to court the dog on her date, bringing a toy rose bouquet with her to woo her before the dynamic duo took a ride around Cuoco's Southern California ranch.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Get ready for eight months of candidates trading accusations, wooing big money and making fantastic promises.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
Part of the game plan for gondola planners has been to woo residents from nearby Chinatown and the 415-unit William Mead Homes projects with giveaways including toys, backpacks and turkey dinners.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Joe Drape, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In other Tesla news, Musk is pushing Full Self-Driving trials on drivers, and in other Facebook news, Meta is trying to woo AI talent from competitors.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
California Toys, turkeys and grants: How backers and critics of the Dodger Stadium gondola are wooing locals
Feb. 22, 2024
Environmental impact reports are required for most large projects in California.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Word had gotten around the baseball world about the Texas wunderkind, and the Chicago Union Giants wooed him away from Fort Worth with the usual inducements.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
He was wooed online by a woman named Penny, who claimed to live in Seattle.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Cuoco was prepared to court the dog on her date, bringing a toy rose bouquet with her to woo her before the dynamic duo took a ride around Cuoco's Southern California ranch.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Get ready for eight months of candidates trading accusations, wooing big money and making fantastic promises.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
Part of the game plan for gondola planners has been to woo residents from nearby Chinatown and the 415-unit William Mead Homes projects with giveaways including toys, backpacks and turkey dinners.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Woo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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