Thesaurus results for COURTSHIP

courtship

noun

ˈkȯrt-ˌship

as in dating

the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughter

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Recent Examples of courtship Yet their courtship, which took place over the next six months, was intermittent. —

Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026 This partnership is the result of many years of courtship for Brama Group to be able to represent DVF in the European market. —

Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026 There’s a courtship, then a mating, and then the pair raise their offspring. —

Joan Morris, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026 This relationship is reflected in the courtship between her characters. —

E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for courtship

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Krystal Wilkinson, a British human resource management professor, has written about finding that children and child care are considered far more legitimate reasons for placing boundaries on work than engaging in hobbies, fitness or dating.

— Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
While Mi-rae chooses to devote most of her free time to real-life dating, two characters end the series as Boyfriend on Demand subscribers.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Mar. 2026