shotgun marriage
Example Sentences
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Their union, hardly a shotgun marriage, makes sense conceptually.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023
The shotgun marriage to its fallen rival - the first-ever merger of two global systemically important banks - has created both opportunities and risks for UBS.
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
The screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and the director David Fincher seemed, at first, like an odd pairing — a shotgun marriage of florid dialogue to a moody, sensual visual style.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022
“We didn’t know each other when this shotgun marriage was formed,” Berman said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2022
The peppery formula was inspired by barbecue god Adam Perry Lang, whose initials appear on the menu, but the dish, a shotgun marriage between the barbecue traditions of Texas and Korea, is all David Chang.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2018
