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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After a transatlantic courtship, the couple announced their engagement in March 2001 and married in February 2002.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The series so effectively establishes this dynamic in the present that an episode devoted largely to tracing Reena’s roots, from her grandparents’ arrival in British Columbia to her parents’ courtship, feels redundant.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The series so effectively establishes this dynamic in the present that an episode devoted largely to tracing Reena’s roots, from her grandparents’ arrival in British Columbia to her parents’ courtship, feels redundant.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtship. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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