shack up

Example Sentences

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This takes a bizarrely conventional turn in his courtship of Elsa, whom he doesn’t merely shack up with but marries.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023

I hadn’t been downtown too long, so I figured I’d shack up with him for a minute.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2018

In 1968, Yarnall starred opposite Presley in “Live a Little, Love a Little” as Ellen, who memorably insists she can’t shack up with the star’s character because he’s a Sagittarius.

From Fox News • Oct. 10, 2018

The Sofie forces tempura shrimp to shack up with warring parties: avocado slices and Sriracha mayo, the ying and yang of creaminess.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2016

She was in no rush to shack up, and only wanted my dad to go through with the marriage if he genuinely thought she was someone he could fall in love with.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi