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
Recent Examples on the Web
And from heady courtships to bitter breakups, the songs of cultural monolith Taylor Swift comprise a catalog of love in all its many moods.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
Love lives and courtship appear to be the central focus of the update, which also adds a simulation within a simulation as players’ Sims can create their own dating profiles on the imaginary in-game app, Cupid’s Corner, to match with other Sims.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
Stephanie fondly recalled how they were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend and their courtship that followed.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
The relationship is reminiscent of the now-defunct courtship between Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles, whose 10-year age gap similarly caused a commotion.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
Love lives and courtship appear to be the central focus of the update, which also adds a simulation within a simulation as players’ Sims can create their own dating profiles on the imaginary in-game app, Cupid’s Corner, to match with other Sims.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
Stephanie fondly recalled how they were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend and their courtship that followed.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
The relationship is reminiscent of the now-defunct courtship between Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles, whose 10-year age gap similarly caused a commotion.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtship. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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