pop the question
Example Sentences
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The luxury marriage proposal business is booming in Paris with international clients happy to pay thousands to pop the question in the most romantic way possible in the City of Love.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
A family source also confirmed the engagement to People, adding that Holland had been meaning to pop the question “for a while.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025
The first Love is Blind UK contestant to pop the question said he had "no regrets" about taking part.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
So when it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, Ann, in 1989, DeHovitz decided to place a reader ad himself: “Ann, my love for you is forever! Please marry me. Love, Ross.”
From New York Times • May 9, 2023
I figured I’d see Celia in school and pop the question.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
