shotgun wedding
Example Sentences
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She left shortly after, and was planning to move back to northern Scotland - but instead the pair conducted a "shotgun wedding".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
And we do that kind of shotgun wedding, and then the kids churn through homes.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
McCorvey’s grandmother Bertha had a rushed, if not shotgun, wedding after she became pregnant with McCorvey’s mother.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
There were no other Supreme Court justices in attendance, with the exception of Justice Clarence Thomas, who performed the ceremony, the equivalent of a shotgun wedding.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2020
Even the fact that it was a shotgun wedding didn’t spoil the day for her.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
