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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Yet their courtship, which took place over the next six months, was intermittent.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
This partnership is the result of many years of courtship for Brama Group to be able to represent DVF in the European market.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s a courtship, then a mating, and then the pair raise their offspring.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
This relationship is reflected in the courtship between her characters.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
This partnership is the result of many years of courtship for Brama Group to be able to represent DVF in the European market.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s a courtship, then a mating, and then the pair raise their offspring.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
This relationship is reflected in the courtship between her characters.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtship. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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