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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The message came with a photo of Donaldson carrying his bride under an arched walkway, plus a few pics from along their happy courtship.
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Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Paltrow, now 53, and Affleck, also 53, dated for three years, on and off, in the late 1990s — and began their courtship just before his 1997 film Good Will Hunting, premiered.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The baile also represents strong emotion — passion, courtship, everything from sadness to joy.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Flashbacks to their courtship reveal the magnetic romantic charge that brought them together, while also demonstrating how that intensity would ultimately curdle into acrimony.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Paltrow, now 53, and Affleck, also 53, dated for three years, on and off, in the late 1990s — and began their courtship just before his 1997 film Good Will Hunting, premiered.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The baile also represents strong emotion — passion, courtship, everything from sadness to joy.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Flashbacks to their courtship reveal the magnetic romantic charge that brought them together, while also demonstrating how that intensity would ultimately curdle into acrimony.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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 31 Jan. 2026.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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