- a variation of shotgun wedding.
shotgun marriage
Example Sentences
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Now, Carney was accelerating Canada’s pivot to Europe, matchmaking a shotgun marriage to offset the pain of its divorce with America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Since the shotgun marriage - the first merger of two global systemically important banks - was completed in June, UBS has wrestled to stabilise the group.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 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
For students, professionals, retirees and many others, life and home are going to remain in a shotgun marriage, at least for the near future.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2020
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
