PROPOSAL in a Sentence

Learn PROPOSAL 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 PROPOSAL, such as:

1. We can't finish our proposal in time.
2. A proposal for correcting modern maps.
3. I thought it best to comply with their proposal.
4. They will hold a council to discuss the proposal.
5. The entire committee will talk over the proposal.

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 Meanings and Examples of PROPOSAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
proposal
 n.  something proposed; act of making a proposal; an offer of marriage
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "I know Meg would wet-blanket such a proposal, but I thought you had more spirit," began Laurie insinuatingly.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
2  She would not listen, therefore, to her daughter's proposal of being carried home; neither did the apothecary, who arrived about the same time, think it at all advisable.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
3  Mr. Wickham's happiness and her own were perforce delayed a little longer, and Mr. Collins's proposal accepted with as good a grace as she could.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
4  Elizabeth was exceedingly pleased with this proposal, and felt persuaded of her sister's ready acquiescence.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 25
5  I rather wished, than believed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was perfectly ready to accede to his proposal.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35
6  This was one point, with regard to Lydia, at least, which was now to be settled, and Mr. Bennet could have no hesitation in acceding to the proposal before him.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 50
7  Elizabeth could hardly help laughing at so convenient a proposal; yet was really vexed that her mother should be always giving him such an epithet.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 59
8  That proposal, unexpectedly, roused Linton from his lethargy, and threw him into a strange state of agitation.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
9  His majesty approved of the proposal, and I took them up, one by one, in my hands, ready mounted and armed, with the proper officers to exercise them.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER III.
10  A proposal for correcting modern maps.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV.
11  He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER VII.
12  The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER VII.
13  I thought it best to comply with their proposal.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER XI.
14  Then, since you don't care to give me any money for it," persisted Nozdrev, "listen to the following proposal.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER IV
15  The proposal seemed to astonish Plushkin, for he sat staring open-eyed.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence: (160 in 11 pages)
16  The conference approved a proposal for a referendum.
17  It is decided that their proposal will be put before the first plenary session of the congress.
18  After a long debate, Congress approved the proposal.
19  Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the president.
20  This proposal is a political time bomb that could cost the government the next election.
21  The new proposal would create a reserve pool of cash.
22  He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal.
23  This latest proposal appears to veer in the direction of Democratic ideals.
24  We'll only get our proposal considered if we can gain the ear of the managing director.
25  They will hold a council to discuss the proposal.
26  The entire committee will talk over the proposal.
27  It is absolutely essential that a knowledgeable person with budget experience examine your proposal section on budget.
28  We can't finish our proposal in time.
29  We look forward to your comments on the above-mentioned proposal.
30  The committee put forward a proposal to reduce the time limit.