proposing

Example Sentences

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He tried one last desperate chance to save it, proposing something that seemed like pure lunacy at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The already acrimonious relationship continued to sour amid a protracted and bitter legal battle, and as Dan started dating Kolkena, before eventually proposing to her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

U.S. securities regulators are proposing to end quarterly earnings reporting in favor of semiannual reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Science advances by proposing ideas and then trying to prove them wrong.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

He wanted the horses to carry equal weights, proposing 126 pounds but leaving himself open to any weight Riddle wanted, so long as both horses carried the same.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand