elopement
Example Sentences
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The state’s freewheeling, no-wait requirements made it the elopement capital a century ago — especially in Elkton, the small border town closest to Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
From Washington Post
Hundreds of women are killed each year in Pakistan by family members over perceived offences to honour, including elopement, fraternization with men outside marriage or other infractions against conservative Muslim values on female modesty.
From Reuters
They decided an elopement was more in line with their wishes.
From New York Times
Kelly Shoul, an elopement photographer living in Denver, is fully vaccinated.
From Salon
It can be difficult to have a small wedding or elopement in New York, even for the most low-key couple.
From New York Times
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