Definition: 1. A formal suggestion or plan; the act of making a suggestion. 2. Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). 3. An offer of marriage. 4. The act of making a proposal.
Use 'proposal' in a sentence:
1. Such a radical proposal would never get through Congress.
2. I don't know what head office will think about this proposal.
3. Can you recap the points included in the proposal?
4. Her proposal met with unanimous rejection.
5. Your proposals are still under examination.
6. Her proposal met with resistance from the Left.
7. The proposal was assailed by the opposition party.
8. The proposal was emphatically defeated.
9. His proposal was outvoted by 10 votes to 8.
10. I have doubts about the practicality of their proposal.
11. The UK leant towards the US proposal.
12. His proposal that the system should be changed was rejected.
13. The proposal is relatively uncontentious.
14. Do you think they will be agreeable to our proposal?
15. She was decidedly cool about the proposal.
16. The proposal is currently being canvassed.
17. There are so many unknowns in the proposal.
18. The leadership moved to sidetrack the proposal.
19. After a short courtship, she accepted his proposal.
20. Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn.
21. I'm not entirely happy about the proposal.
22. She had valid reasons for not supporting the proposals.
23. Are you for or against the proposal?
24. The proposal has generated a lot of interest.
25. The proposal will go ahead despite strong objections from the public.
26. The proposal makes sound commercial sense.
27. Your proposal will be put to the board of directors.
28. There is a wide body of opinion that supports this proposal.
29. We're hoping that they will say yes to our proposals.
30. A new proposal followed on from the discussions.
31. It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out.
32. A proposal to merge the two companies was voted through yesterday.
33. They voted to table the proposal until the following meeting.
34. There are fears of a hidden agenda behind this new proposal.
35. They are trying to win support for their proposals.
36. The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition.
37. The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice.
38. Their response to the proposal was, at best, cool.
39. Her fellow teachers greeted her proposal with scorn.
40. Do you think he'll agree to their proposal?
41. We agreed the proposal was a good one.
42. As the author of the proposal I cannot agree with you.
43. We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one.
44. The new proposals would absorb$ 80 billion of the federal budget.
45. His speech did a very effective demolition job on the government's proposals.
46. Linking the proposals in a single package did have a certain logic.
47. Your proposal is being actively considered.
48. These new proposals are proving to be hot stuff.
49. Only a few people spoke in support of the proposal.
50. The original proposal had been mothballed years ago.
51. The British government used its veto to block the proposal.
52. Such a proposal is flying in the face of common sense.
53. I thought she might be interested in Paula's proposal.
54. All research proposals must be accompanied by a full motivation.
55. This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.
56. This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.
