propose marriage
Example Sentences
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People went there to have picnics, propose marriage, scatter ashes and to seek solace during lockdown.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
This comes as a shock to Abby, who’s been out for years and is planning to propose marriage, to the initial chagrin of her buddy John.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2020
Her boyfriend visited for a weekend, and her younger sister, eager for him to propose marriage to Virginia, played Presley’s “Treat Me Nice” all weekend.
From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2020
A leap day tradition known as Bachelor’s Day sees women tossing out gender norms to propose marriage to their male partners in certain parts of the world.
From Fox News • Feb. 29, 2020
Molly’s meals were known, on occasion, to propose marriage to her in the brief interval between when she set eyes on them and when she took a first bite.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
