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

They need to also offer evidence that letting the number three and four mobile carriers shack up will actually be good for the country.

From Slate • May 2, 2018

A strong wind could whisk the shack up into the sky, scattering it in a burst of pieces.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys