- a variation of shotgun wedding.
shotgun marriage
Example Sentences
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Now, Carney was accelerating Canada’s pivot to Europe, matchmaking a shotgun marriage to offset the pain of its divorce with America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Their union, hardly a shotgun marriage, makes sense conceptually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
While UBS shares were hammered in early trading on Monday after its shotgun marriage with troubled Credit Suisse following an intervention by Swiss authorities, the bank's shares pared most of the losses towards the close.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2023
“We didn’t know each other when this shotgun marriage was formed,” Berman said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
Still, Mr. Plepler said he was comfortable with this shotgun marriage, and for one big reason: He believes he will be able to run things the way he always has.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2016
