shotgun wedding
Example Sentences
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The midnight announcement by the leaders of both parties was made in sombre tones and had the air of a shotgun wedding.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024
And we do that kind of shotgun wedding, and then the kids churn through homes.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022
On the two-night finale, breakups, engagements and a potential shotgun wedding are in store.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022
The tres leches banana pudding cake is a shotgun wedding of Latin American and Texas barbecue traditions.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2019
To say it was a shotgun wedding would not be inaccurate.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
