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
McCorvey’s grandmother Bertha had a rushed, if not shotgun, wedding after she became pregnant with McCorvey’s mother.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
Given the dates, the show’s suggestion of a shotgun wedding does not seem unlikely.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2019
To say it was a shotgun wedding would not be inaccurate.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
