Definition of Elope

to run away in order to get married

Examples of Elope in a sentence

The couple’s dream was to elope in a Vegas wedding with Elvis leading their ceremony.  🔊

Crying when she heard that her daughter had chosen to elope, the distraught mother ached to know why she wasn’t invited to the ceremony.  🔊

There are many bed and breakfast inns in Texas where couples can elope without a fancy ceremony.  🔊

The lovesick teenager insisted that his sweetheart should run away and elope with him in another state.  🔊

Becoming husband and wife, the newlyweds chose to elope rather than have a fancy wedding with lots of guests.  🔊

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