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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The Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler take the competition back to a previous host country for the first time following the 2017 Toronto Games, where Prince Harry and Meghan memorably made their first public appearance as a couple during their courtship.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
During Notre Dame’s courtship, Blanchard and Freeman came to terms on the autonomy point, with Freeman assuring Blanchard the two of them would run the program’s roster management together.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
One such insight pertains to the early courtship between then-Princess Elizabeth and a young Greek prince named Philip, who impressed his future bride with antics like jumping in the air and stuffing his mouth with shrimp.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Jane was instantly attracted to Fabian, and the two had a brief and ultimately messy courtship.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Jan. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
During Notre Dame’s courtship, Blanchard and Freeman came to terms on the autonomy point, with Freeman assuring Blanchard the two of them would run the program’s roster management together.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
One such insight pertains to the early courtship between then-Princess Elizabeth and a young Greek prince named Philip, who impressed his future bride with antics like jumping in the air and stuffing his mouth with shrimp.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Jane was instantly attracted to Fabian, and the two had a brief and ultimately messy courtship.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Jan. 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 5 Mar. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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