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.
• The projects were proposed last year.
  — Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
• The staffers proposed a cut of fifty per cent.
  — Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
• These rules are still proposed.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
• He was even set to propose to the love of his life.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 May 2026
• How did the phone propose to his girlfriend?
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
• The crew proposed the name of their spacecraft for one.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• My boyfriend is planning to propose to me on a trip in three weeks.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
• Davis debunked them all and proposed a fourth.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
• But each year, further steep cuts are proposed.
  — Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
• School closures were not proposed for next year.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
• He’s proposed a couple of times.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
• No hard dollar amounts were proposed.
  — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
• Eden Scaife's boyfriend couldn't have been less stressed about proposing to her.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• Roske’s lawyers proposed an eight-year sentence.
  — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
• One evening Vagner got down on one knee and proposed.
  — Lisa Poliak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
• Democrats pushed back on the dress rules, which didn't propose any changes to men's attire.
  — Byemma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2023
• One proposed to his girlfriend.
  — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026
• Investors are able to propose and vote to make changes to the platform.
  — Paul Vigna, WSJ, 8 May 2022
• The same is proposed for the lagoon near the sandbar berm.
  — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
• Look at your schedule and propose a few firm dates to meet up with this woman.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 18 June 2022
• Nobody is proposing to pull the plug on anything.
  — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• All 14 are proposed to be re-purposed.
  — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
• Gulledge has been to the falls many times and loves them so much, her now-husband proposed to her there.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025