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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Du Feng’s documentary examines modern courtship through the lens of China’s dating culture, where a significant gender imbalance has created intense competition among bachelors seeking relationships.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Meaning the distance between 35-point efforts for the Chiefs spanned the same amount of time as a courtship, romance, proposal and eventual engagement.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Thalund and Lentz explore the complexity of female friendships through the ever-shifting dynamic between Lea and Sasha, a power struggle/fight for survival/Platonic courtship dance far more complicated than anything going on between Lea and Rune.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, the boxer and Papoose made their courtship public.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Meaning the distance between 35-point efforts for the Chiefs spanned the same amount of time as a courtship, romance, proposal and eventual engagement.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Thalund and Lentz explore the complexity of female friendships through the ever-shifting dynamic between Lea and Sasha, a power struggle/fight for survival/Platonic courtship dance far more complicated than anything going on between Lea and Rune.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, the boxer and Papoose made their courtship public.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtship. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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