shack up
Example Sentences
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This takes a bizarrely conventional turn in his courtship of Elsa, whom he doesn’t merely shack up with but marries.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023
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
“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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.