shotgun wedding
Example Sentences
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She left shortly after, and was planning to move back to northern Scotland - but instead the pair conducted a "shotgun wedding".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
And we do that kind of shotgun wedding, and then the kids churn through homes.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
I am frank about the circumstances: I say sardonic things like shotgun wedding, child bride, religious family.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
The tres leches banana pudding cake is a shotgun wedding of Latin American and Texas barbecue traditions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2019
Even the fact that it was a shotgun wedding didn’t spoil the day for her.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
