PROPOSE in a Sentence

Learn PROPOSE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
370 example sentences for PROPOSE, such as:
1. He proposed to me and I said yes.
2. I propose to set off immediately.
3. I wish his friends would propose it to him.
4. I suggest to propose a toast to our friendship.
5. To propose a vote of thanks to the gifted lady.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PROPOSE
propose
 v.  propose or intend
 v.  present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  To propose a vote of thanks to the gifted lady.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 11
2  "That is just what I was about to venture to propose," returned the doctor with a smile.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW
3  To my thinking now," said the Jester, who was frequently wont to act as peace-maker in the family, "our master did not propose to hurt Fangs, but only to affright him.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
4  Nobody that wishes me well, I am sure, would propose it.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
5  He is still able to think and act; and I write, by his desire, to propose your returning home.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
6  To prove to you that I am disposed to trust you, I tell you without reserve, that we propose to extort the secret, whatever it may be, from the fear of this man Monks.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
7  Elizabeth had nothing to propose of deeper efficacy.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
8  Then, forgetting to think of it, she was at the other end of the room, beautifying a nosegay; then, she ate her cold meat; and then she was well enough to propose a little walk.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
9  I wish his friends would propose it to him.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
10  As we have now opened our minds a bit, miss," he said, "I'll tell you what I have got to propose.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 10 A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion
11  "You seem to take a very mild interest in what I propose, little or much," said Clym, with tolerable warmth.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 4 Rough Coercion Is Employed
12  It was sheer frenzy of this sort which made him throw his hands up into the air when his father, at their last interview, was goading him on to propose to Miss Turner.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
13  Then perhaps you would mention that I propose to do so.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
14  I do not propose to appear in the matter at all.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
15  This northern air is invigorating and pleasant, so I propose to spend a few days upon your moors, and to occupy my mind as best I may.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
Example Sentence: (160 in 11 pages)
1  We propose to furnish our own house according to our own taste.
2  I would like to propose a vote of thanks to our host.
3  At the end of the various speeches, I want you to propose a vote of thanks to his parents.
4  I propose him as a candidate for the presidency.
5  We propose to expand credit in order to create demand.
6  I propose to set off immediately.
7  They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them.
8  I do not propose to reveal details at this stage.
9  I suggest to propose a toast to our friendship.
10  He was trying to decide whether he should propose.
11  Eshton, observing me, seemed to propose that I should be asked to join them; but Lady Ingram instantly negatived the notion.
12  Management has threatened to lock out the workforce if they do not accept the proposed changes in working methods.
13  The law requires a detailed analysis of the potential impact on the environment of a proposed project.
14  The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as the lower paid.
15  He proposed to me and I said yes.