elope

Example Sentences

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The team say the dogs get on well, though Dexter the spaniel once dug a hole to elope with a friend.

From BBC

With a limitless budget and a week to plan, Hillel Spinner, luxury travel adviser at Embark Beyond, was tasked with finding a “unique and romantic” destination for an ultra-high-net-worth client to elope.

From Washington Post

They eloped in 1935, shortly after the orchestra split up, and traveled around the country looking for work.

From New York Times

Then he tried to “elope” — or wander away, a common occurrence among children with autism — 11 times, the report says.

From Seattle Times

He enrolled in Pratt Institute, soon met his future wife and eloped with her before either had graduated.

From Seattle Times