pop the question
Example Sentences
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The luxury marriage proposal business is booming in Paris with international clients happy to pay thousands to pop the question in the most romantic way possible in the City of Love.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Somehow the burning need to just know what his intentions might be gave me the courage to pop the question: “Do you think you’ll ever get married again?”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
The first Love is Blind UK contestant to pop the question said he had "no regrets" about taking part.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
So when it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, Ann, in 1989, DeHovitz decided to place a reader ad himself: “Ann, my love for you is forever! Please marry me. Love, Ross.”
From New York Times • May 9, 2023
“Don’t worry. He’s not going to pop the question or anything,” I reply coolly, though my pulse quickens.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
