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
Recent Examples on the Web
But the courtship between the campaign and influencers is more complicated than any typical brand deal.
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Dylan Wells, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
To examine the impact of light pollution on the courtship displays of the firefly Photuris versicolor, a species in which both males and females flash light signals, Ariel Firebaugh and Kyle Haynes of the University of Virginia set up experimental plots, each of which contained a mesh canister.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
The action centers on the super-fast courtship and wedding between Miranda’s interior decorator and a guy Miranda had hoped to woo for herself.
—Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
And from heady courtships to bitter breakups, the songs of cultural monolith Taylor Swift comprise a catalog of love in all its many moods.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
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Dylan Wells, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
To examine the impact of light pollution on the courtship displays of the firefly Photuris versicolor, a species in which both males and females flash light signals, Ariel Firebaugh and Kyle Haynes of the University of Virginia set up experimental plots, each of which contained a mesh canister.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
The action centers on the super-fast courtship and wedding between Miranda’s interior decorator and a guy Miranda had hoped to woo for herself.
—Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
And from heady courtships to bitter breakups, the songs of cultural monolith Taylor Swift comprise a catalog of love in all its many moods.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtship. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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