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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This might not stand up to scrutiny, since they were married in 1952, which would have meant a very long courtship.
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Prehistoric Bird Brain May Be a Rosetta Stone for Avian Evolution
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To study learning for its own sake, young male zebra finches that had memorized their male parent’s courtship song were kept in individual soundproof rooms.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
The Vancouver Whistler Games also take the tournament back to a former host country for the first time following the 2017 Toronto Games, where Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle made their first public appearance as a couple during their courtship.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Practices like these were considered normal in terms of courtship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Prehistoric Bird Brain May Be a Rosetta Stone for Avian Evolution
Practice Makes Dopamine
To study learning for its own sake, young male zebra finches that had memorized their male parent’s courtship song were kept in individual soundproof rooms.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
The Vancouver Whistler Games also take the tournament back to a former host country for the first time following the 2017 Toronto Games, where Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle made their first public appearance as a couple during their courtship.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Practices like these were considered normal in terms of courtship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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