shotgun wedding

Example Sentences

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The midnight announcement by the leaders of both parties was made in sombre tones and had the air of a shotgun wedding.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

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

But to do that, Broadway will have to face up to the way it has traditionally favored the financiers over the artists in its shotgun wedding of art and commerce.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2021

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