elope

Example Sentences

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The pair eloped in 2001, a year after meeting each other.

From Salon

The team say the dogs get on well, though Dexter the spaniel once dug a hole to elope with a friend.

From BBC

With a limitless budget and a week to plan, Hillel Spinner, luxury travel adviser at Embark Beyond, was tasked with finding a “unique and romantic” destination for an ultra-high-net-worth client to elope.

From Washington Post

She ultimately eloped with a fellow pilot, and in 1952 she flew their newborn daughter home — solo.

From New York Times

Another girl who had become an ascetic at nine caused a scandal of sorts in 2009 after she turned 21 and eloped and married her boyfriend.

From BBC