elopement

Example Sentences

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The elopement was supposed to happen in Maui, but the wildfires in Lahaina threw a wrench in our plans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Other photographers followed in Maddie Mae’s footsteps, especially after she began leading workshops on elopement adventures; the three other photographers I interviewed for this piece, Flynn, Traci Edwards and Karen Agurto, all took her courses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

She said that an elopement climb shouldn’t require a couple to push themselves.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

An elopement occurs when the happy couple secretly flees, usually in the middle of the night and usually to avoid parental objections.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

Not a syllable had ever reached her of Miss Darcy’s meditated elopement.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen