elope
eloping
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present participleof elope.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In one trajectory, Helen makes the virtuous decision to avoid eloping with the impatient Jed; she is rewarded for her sacrifice with two decades of spinsterhood—in this universe, a tragic outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Then he got an offer from a Christian label in Nashville; he moved again and immediately met a woman with whom he ended up eloping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Sticks and stones aren't enough to thwart biological attraction, but sometimes those are the only tools available to pastoralists trying to prevent wildlife from eloping with their livestock.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
Some were exchanging vows for the first time, while others like Hazel Seivwright-Carney and her husband Rohan Carney came to renew their vows after eloping so many years ago, to the dismay of family.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
I mean I figured everybody would be talking about me getting run over by the train instead of about them eloping.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
