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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Jose and Lydia Aguilar said that the UCLA coaches weren’t upfront with Joey about the school’s courtship of Iamaleava.
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 25 July 2025
In it, Fucci argues that the three paintings’ letters can be seen in the context of courtship.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Part of that is enhanced by the different realities of courtship in the past, which are doubled in the case of Henry and Julia, beginning in World War I and carrying over into their sojourn even further back in time.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Inspired by the real-life courtship between its married creators, Lena Dunham and Luis Felber, Too Much is nothing if not candid, analyzing its leads’ red flags with the clear-eyed empathy of a seasoned therapist.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 25 July 2025
In it, Fucci argues that the three paintings’ letters can be seen in the context of courtship.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Part of that is enhanced by the different realities of courtship in the past, which are doubled in the case of Henry and Julia, beginning in World War I and carrying over into their sojourn even further back in time.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Inspired by the real-life courtship between its married creators, Lena Dunham and Luis Felber, Too Much is nothing if not candid, analyzing its leads’ red flags with the clear-eyed empathy of a seasoned therapist.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 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 Aug. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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