propose marriage
Example Sentences
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People went there to have picnics, propose marriage, scatter ashes and to seek solace during lockdown.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
Dear Miss Manners: I came of age in the early 1980s, and I have never heard of anyone in my generation, or the previous one, asking a lady’s father for permission to propose marriage.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022
After spending a few weeks together working on a project with their families in tow, Ludden would propose marriage to White rather than say "hello."
From Fox News • Jan. 1, 2022
Lawrence, a lineage Alvarez would say compelled him to propose marriage.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2019
Molly’s meals were known, on occasion, to propose marriage to her in the brief interval between when she set eyes on them and when she took a first bite.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
