How to Use elope in a Sentence

elope

verb
  • The couple eloped in the middle of the night.
  • The couple eloped, just the two of them.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Black and Haden eloped in March 2006.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The city of love is a favorite spot for couples looking to elope.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 June 2025
  • Roger's hope was left up to a granddaughter, who eloped instead.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The country music star says that her decision to elope wasn't a last-minute one.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Love blossomed off-screen as well, and the two eloped in Vegas not long after.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • They got engaged in 2019 and eloped two years later.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her arrival came just weeks after the pair eloped when Seyfried was nine months pregnant.
    — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The pair met at a business event in 2019 and eloped a year later.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Autumn Dreams Two young loves elope with plans to move to the big city together.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Not one of these children have died and none of them have escaped to elope when using their anchoring dog.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The pair eloped in March and welcomed their first child, son Sammy, in June.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • While planning their wedding, Smith proposed the idea of eloping in the mountains.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The war began when a prince of Troy eloped with the king of Sparta’s wife, Helen.
    — Randy Alfred, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2012
  • 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
  • The lovebirds decided to elope right then and there, getting married at a courthouse nearby.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • When the pair elope, the warring families must work together to find the young Smed and Smoo.
    — William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Stewart spoke to Stephen Colbert in late January about how the two could just elope.
    — ELLE, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The couple eloped in a private ceremony that April.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • Williams and Braxton were rumored to have eloped in 2017, only for the singer’s rep to shut that down.
    — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • 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 two eloped in Las Vegas, and got divorced a few years later in 2004.
    — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 26 Feb. 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
  • The couple were first linked in 2017 and eloped during a trip to Morocco with friends.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • Her parents eloped in 1943 and had Geraldine and Michael before her.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
  • The couple were high school sweethearts and went on to elope in 1989 at the height of Bon Jovi's fame.
    — Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Even when the pair split, and Megh eloped across the country to Kanchanpur, Madan felt privileged.
    — Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023

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