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
While 27,500 runners were huffing and puffing their way around Sunday's Cardiff Half Marathon, one of them seemingly felt it was a case of perfect timing to pop the question.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023
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
“Don’t worry. He’s not going to pop the question or anything,” I reply coolly, though my pulse quickens.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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