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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Holden’s long stint on the City Council was cemented in part by his courtship of Korean American constituents.
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Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Convalescence did not stop a few of the males from strutting in courtship behavior.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Donald Trump once infamously bragged about a courtship ritual that included grabbing women by the genitals.
—Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Part of Diana’s attraction to Hasnat Khan [the surgeon she was reportedly smitten with during their courtship from 1995 to 1997] seems to have been his apparent immunity to the Diana Effect.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Convalescence did not stop a few of the males from strutting in courtship behavior.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Donald Trump once infamously bragged about a courtship ritual that included grabbing women by the genitals.
—Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Part of Diana’s attraction to Hasnat Khan [the surgeon she was reportedly smitten with during their courtship from 1995 to 1997] seems to have been his apparent immunity to the Diana Effect.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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