How to Use propose in a Sentence

propose

verb

• 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.
• Eden Scaife's boyfriend couldn't have been less stressed about proposing to her.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• 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
• Some $60 billion is proposed to go to Ukraine, while $14 million would go to Israel.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2023
• Dingell proposed his own bills, detailed last summer by The New York Times.
  — Christine Spolar, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
• To fund the project, Michael proposed a combination of three strategies.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
• And it can be seen, Swarns proposes, in American Catholicism as a whole.
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 27 June 2023
• The couple had been dating for three years when Steven proposed on a trip to Joshua Tree to celebrate their anniversary.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
• The states proposed the short-term cuts to deal with water shortages through 2026, when the current rules for managing the river expire.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• For nearly as long as there have been websites, Congress has proposed laws to control what kids can see and do online.
  — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
• Well, nobody's proposing to take away a doctor's license in order to just let anybody do it.
  — Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
• The Gossip Girl alum proposed to Jackson during a ski trip in January 2024.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
• The 28-year-old ceramics artist announced the news in a sweet post on Instagram on Tuesday that Lerman, 31, proposed to her.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• Earlier this year, Kufrin marked the the one-year anniversary of proposing to Jacobs with a sweet Instagram.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• This could complicate the Padres’ proposed $20 million overhaul plans to redo Gallagher Square where many of the concerts are held.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2023
• Member states of the IMO can also propose changes such as stronger regulations of submersibles.
  — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 28 June 2023
• Member states of the IMO can also propose changes, such as stronger regulations of submersibles.
  — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
• The state proposed a $1 million plan to reduce the number of lanes entering the intersection, which would shave 45 seconds of 4-minute waits at red lights.
  — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
• The director proposed to Franco at the couple's favorite restaurant in the area, Arbol at Las Ventanas.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• If that’s the case, Binance might have concluded that the financial and other burdens proposed in the settlement did not add up.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 7 July 2023
• Since the initial ban, Berlin police have approved two requests for pro-Palestine protests, both proposed as silent vigils.
  — Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• What Huntsville Utilities is proposing is no small increase.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2023
• As Brown explained in her latest interview, her fiancé proposed to her with one of her mother's own rings.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024