Example Sentences

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Of course, they never supposed that the girl knew she was eloping with a thief.

From That Girl Montana by Ryan, Marah Ellis

I said I was eloping with the man I loved best on earth—which was true, you know.

From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

“Did you think, did you make Papa Philip think, that I was eloping like this?” and she glanced down at her denim riding dress.

From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Amick, Robert Wesley

Mr. Kenneth Ward has nearly recovered from a serious wound he received when he was eloping with his aunt's watch.

From Cricket at the Seashore by Richards, Harriet Roosevelt

Well, I did go to St. Louis, but I was eloping at the time and I became Jim's wife.

From The Harbor by Poole, Ernest