shack up
Example Sentences
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I hadn’t been downtown too long, so I figured I’d shack up with him for a minute.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2018
In 1968, Yarnall starred opposite Presley in “Live a Little, Love a Little” as Ellen, who memorably insists she can’t shack up with the star’s character because he’s a Sagittarius.
From Fox News • Oct. 10, 2018
The Sofie forces tempura shrimp to shack up with warring parties: avocado slices and Sriracha mayo, the ying and yang of creaminess.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2016
Alex and Tina are desperately looking for love, and envy the “little perfect family,” as Tina calls it, they are forced to shack up with because their own lives are so screwed up.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2015
“If it was real, Greenie, I swear I’d go shack up with the Grievers before goin’ back.”
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
