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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Practices like these were considered normal in terms of courtship.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Houston and Atlanta have been getting much of the buzz whenever the subject of the NHL expanding to 34 teams comes about, but Quebec City is the perpetual bridesmaid in this courtship.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Women will leave behind the dating apps and pursuit of love in ‘the big city’ in favor of classic American courtship.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2025
Traditional societies structured courtship and pairing firmly, but in modernity many of us enjoy freedom and self-invention.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Houston and Atlanta have been getting much of the buzz whenever the subject of the NHL expanding to 34 teams comes about, but Quebec City is the perpetual bridesmaid in this courtship.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Women will leave behind the dating apps and pursuit of love in ‘the big city’ in favor of classic American courtship.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2025
Traditional societies structured courtship and pairing firmly, but in modernity many of us enjoy freedom and self-invention.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 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 17 Apr. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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