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How to use propose in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Propose means to suggest a plan, course of action, etc. Example: “I propose going to see a film.”

Examples of propose by meaning

verbTo suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

  • I propose going to see a film.
  • to propose an alliance
  • to propose a question for discussion

verbTo ask for a person's hand in marriage.

  • He proposed to her last night and she accepted him.

verbTo intend.

  • He proposes to set up his own business.
  • Many of the proposed dams would be among the tallest in the world.2013 August 16, John Vidal, “Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 8

More sentences with propose

  • The proposed gas tax died after the powerful rural senator refused to let it out of committee.From the entry die
  • At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.From the entry point
  • They proposed an ambitious plan to bank people in remote rural communities.From the entry bank
  • He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.From the entry very
  • When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.From the entry sound
  • He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess.From the entry ply
  • I proposed to her that we give our first-born baby a patronymic name.From the entry patronymic
  • Once more it is proposed to toll the East River bridges.From the entry toll
  • During the interwar period, fascists proposed class collaboration as a response to communist class struggle.From the entry collaboration
  • The general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce.From the entry deputation
  • Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.From the entry enshrine
  • After enormous public outrage, the government backtracked on its proposed ban.From the entry backtrack
  • Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal will galvanize their voters.From the entry galvanize
  • The government decision meant that the proposed boycott of South African goods was a dead duck.From the entry dead duck
  • She presented her research on the proposed merger between the two companies.From the entry proposed
  • The proposed changes to the tax system sparked a heated debate.From the entry proposed
  • Hypothetically, what would you say if I proposed marriage to you?From the entry hypothetically
  • The treaty proposed to redraw the border lines between the nations.From the entry redraw
  • The facelift proposed for the old theatre may well give it a new lease of life.From the entry new lease of life
  • They were contracted to shovel test only within the proposed pipeline's right of way.From the entry shovel test
  • Well, of all things! Who would have expected him to propose to her on stage?From the entry of all things
  • The proposed new bill will soon be on the table in Parliament.From the entry on the table
  • CETA is a proposed free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union.From the entry CETA
  • The designation loculoascomycetes was first proposed for all fungi which have ascolocular development.From the entry ascolocular
  • They asked us to sync up our proposed conference dates and submit our answer by next Tuesday.From the entry sync up
  • The city council unanimously approved the deannexation of the proposed region.From the entry deannexation
  • The researcher proposed an abstractive model for text summarization.From the entry abstractive
  • The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.From the entry storm
  • This survey is designed to get a feeler about how the citizens feel about the proposed new highway.From the entry feeler
  • Their proposed explanation at the time was riddled with teleology.From the entry teleology
  • The proposed shutdown would exacerbate unemployment problems.From the entry exacerbate
  • I do not propose to discuss it any further. - Please, let me explain just a little further.From the entry further
  • The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.From the entry conclusion
  • This paper proposes a notional Federated Identity Management (FIM) architecture.From the entry notional

Meaning of propose

  1. verb To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
  2. verb To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
  3. verb To intend.

Full definition of propose

Questions about propose in a sentence

How do you use propose in a sentence?
Propose is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I propose going to see a film.”
What is a short sentence with propose?
“to propose an alliance”
What does propose mean?
Propose means to suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: propose (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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