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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But in an earlier scene, Nixon pleads with his wife not to divorce him, reminding her of their idyllic courtship days; Williams’ music here is a lyrical love theme for solo trumpet and strings — pure bittersweet Americana.
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Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
While the fake courtship/second chance tropes are familiar, the quippy script by Hallmark actor Paul Campbell and the natural chemistry between Hynes and Lenz elevate the romance.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
The Rebels responded to the courtship by offering their coach a contract extension and further investment in the program.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Because modern teenagers rarely inherit clear courtship scripts—and because schools now teach consent procedures in formal workshops—why not let adolescents practice empathy and negotiation on untiring algorithms?
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
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Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
While the fake courtship/second chance tropes are familiar, the quippy script by Hallmark actor Paul Campbell and the natural chemistry between Hynes and Lenz elevate the romance.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
The Rebels responded to the courtship by offering their coach a contract extension and further investment in the program.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Because modern teenagers rarely inherit clear courtship scripts—and because schools now teach consent procedures in formal workshops—why not let adolescents practice empathy and negotiation on untiring algorithms?
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 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 24 Dec. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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