How to Use elope in a Sentence

elope

verb
  • The couple eloped in the middle of the night.
  • The couple first met in 2013 and eloped three years later.
    Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2019
  • The pair eloped in March and welcomed their first child, son Sammy, in June.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The war began when a prince of Troy eloped with the king of Sparta’s wife, Helen.
    Randy Alfred, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2012
  • The two eloped in Las Vegas, and got divorced a few years later in 2004.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 26 Feb. 2019
  • Two men court a woman, but the one Daddy doesn’t approve of tries to elope with her.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The pair eloped in May 1996, just one year after meeting on the soap opera All My Children.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Autumn Dreams Two young loves elope with plans to move to the big city together.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Love blossomed off-screen as well, and the two eloped in Vegas not long after.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • When the pair elope, the warring families must work together to find the young Smed and Smoo.
    William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In July 2017, the couple eloped while on vacation in Hawaii with a small group of friends.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • Her parents eloped in 1943 and had Geraldine and Michael before her.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
  • Dear Carolyn: My 22-year-old niece just told me she and her 35-year-old boyfriend are eloping next week.
    Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Her arrival came just weeks after the pair eloped when Seyfried was nine months pregnant.
    Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The couple waited nine years to get married and eloped in Las Vegas in 1989, at the height of Bon Jovi's career.
    Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Roger's hope was left up to a granddaughter, who eloped instead.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Stewart spoke to Stephen Colbert in late January about how the two could just elope.
    ELLE, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Even when the pair split, and Megh eloped across the country to Kanchanpur, Madan felt privileged.
    Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • My friend eloped for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was her husband’s parents were in poor health.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The couple is planning to elope once the bus is ready and are keeping the option open to return home for a big party at the end of next year at the venue.
    Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, 23 June 2020
  • Marjan and Berk decided to elope to cut down on the cost and stress of planning a huge party far in advance.
    Justine Marjan, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Her mother had hoped for someone more glamorous than a sailor, so Roberta Wright and Jack eloped.
    P.j. O'Rourke, Town & Country, 29 Aug. 2018
  • The couple eloped in Newport Beach two years later, on a Thanksgiving Day in 1997.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2019
  • Christy's mom and dad Leslie never expected to hear their daughter's name in the same sentence as elope and Burning Man.
    Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The two eloped at a young age, eventually having four children (Warren was the youngest).
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 16 July 2019
  • The couple got engaged in December 2005 and eloped three days later.
    Marie Milano, Country Living, 13 Nov. 2018
  • Lopez explained this January why the couple eloped first.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 July 2023
  • Jessie defied her father, who wanted a big wedding with a groom of good family, and eloped with John.
    H.w. Brands, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Unexpectedly, the two fall in love and elope — but the fairytale is threatened when Vanya’s parents find out.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 July 2024
  • An illicit affair develops, but the pair realize the only way to live and love freely is to elope.
    Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 7 July 2024

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