How to Use propose in a Sentence

propose

verb
Definition of proposenext
Synonyms for proposenext
  • They propose to buy a new house.
  • The mayor proposed a plan for a new bridge.
  • I propose that we revise the bylaws.
  • How do you propose solving this problem?
  • The scientists proposed a new theory.
  • The chairman proposed the young executive as a candidate for promotion.
  • Several senators have proposed raising the tax.
  • The golfer proposed to Stoll in Dec. 2015 during a trip to Paris.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
  • My boyfriend is planning to propose to me on a trip in three weeks.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The garage is proposed for the mainland, not on West Island.
    — New York Times, 29 May 2024
  • Eden Scaife's boyfriend couldn't have been less stressed about proposing to her.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Democrats pushed back on the dress rules, which didn't propose any changes to men's attire.
    — Byemma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The two dated for a year before Jared proposed and they wed in 2010.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
  • United has proposed to match the Delta increase, but that might not be enough for a deal.
    — David Koenig, ajc, 12 May 2023
  • Some of us didn’t go to a fine-dining restaurant to propose.
    — Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Per a source close to the couple, the model's boyfriend, Marc Kalman, is planning to propose to her this year.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 July 2022
  • The sneak peek ends with Radke, 38, proposing to Hubbard, 36.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • To solve the team’s water shortage, Kelce proposes the risky idea of digging a well.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The group declined to speculate what kind of rule Buttigieg might propose.
    — Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Artem Poliukhovych, a 32-year-old Ukrainian, had been thinking for a year about how to propose to his girlfriend.
    — New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • At the end of the episode, Zack proposes to Bliss finally.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • So the Church would propose, and in a vocabulary that the people of the modern world could hear and engage.
    — George Weigel, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Willis has proposed the arraignments happen the week of Sept. 5, but that date has yet to be approved by a judge.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • However, months later, it has not even been proposed in the House.
    — Maria Elena Salinas, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The votes, proposed by council member Kyle Becker, came near the end of a marathon, eight-hour meeting.
    — Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • While the drummer has expressed his desire to propose at the end of the show, Delaney and her family haven't been keen on the idea.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • To them, the border wall is racist; Trump doesn’t propose a wall along the northern border, too, where more white people live.
    — Jessi Streib, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Some $60 billion is proposed to go to Ukraine, while $14 million would go to Israel.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The brand was already in a trajectory of proposing to customers some higher-price-point items.
    — Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Then, three years later in June 2022, Goff proposed on a vacation with friends and the pair announced their engagement.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025

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