Examples of courtship in a Sentence
They had a two-year courtship before marrying.
The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship.
the President's courtship of middle-class voters
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In Season 1, Joe murdered Beck and framed her therapist after a progressively violent courtship.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
But in addition to the wristbands, the conference is offering sessions on dating, courtship and matchmaking – some led by Simone.
—Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The beloved Fragonard gallery, filled with the Rococo painter’s ribald allegories of romantic courtship, returns virtually unchanged, as does the exquisite dining room, whose walls are hung with towering portraits by the British painter Thomas Gainsborough.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Red Sox famously pursued him in free agency, even enlisting then-shortstop Xander Bogaerts to help with the courtship.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
But in addition to the wristbands, the conference is offering sessions on dating, courtship and matchmaking – some led by Simone.
—Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The beloved Fragonard gallery, filled with the Rococo painter’s ribald allegories of romantic courtship, returns virtually unchanged, as does the exquisite dining room, whose walls are hung with towering portraits by the British painter Thomas Gainsborough.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Red Sox famously pursued him in free agency, even enlisting then-shortstop Xander Bogaerts to help with the courtship.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courtship
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtship. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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