elope

Example Sentences

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He is engaged to his longtime girlfriend with plans to elope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

He and Clarkson married in a quiet 2013 ceremony in Tennessee after deciding to elope, then welcomed a daughter in 2014 and a son in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

In 1827, William came up with a plan to elope, telling Maria to meet him at the Red Barn on the Corder's farm, then run off to Ipswich to get the banns for their wedding.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

And they don’t plan to elope, Zephyr says.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Mudgett was eighteen when he asked her to elope.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson