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 was the moment Anastasiia chose to propose marriage to Yurii.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
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
The squire added, “They’re each scheming to make the prince propose marriage on the spot.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
