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
Highly steeped in conventional courtship, the show offers up traditional gender roles, vaguely Christian themes and an unwavering argument that successful love stories end with a man down on one knee.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
All of this would seem to have allowed for plenty of courtship time before the pressures of fame added a third wheel to the relationship.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The Duchess of Sussex ran the site while starring on Suits and shuttered the lifestyle site dedicated to food, travel, fashion and personal reflections in 2017 during her courtship with Prince Harry.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 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, 4 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit cast a spotlight on a phenomenon that has been quietly shaking up dating — a network of forums that aim to make courtship safer but have at times harmed the men being posted about and the women behind the posts.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
Of the more fortunate girls, the queen bee is Lucia (Carlotta Gamba), the Institute’s first violin, who is skilled if not especially inspired in her playing, and has an eye on escape via her courtship with wealthy dreamboat Cristiano (Vincenzo Crea).
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
Broken up Freyja and Banff had been together for years, and Freya laid several eggs during their courtship at the Louisville Zoo – but none of them were fertile.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2024
Crows and ravens also famously engage in ritualistic foraging behavior for courtship.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
All of this would seem to have allowed for plenty of courtship time before the pressures of fame added a third wheel to the relationship.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The Duchess of Sussex ran the site while starring on Suits and shuttered the lifestyle site dedicated to food, travel, fashion and personal reflections in 2017 during her courtship with Prince Harry.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 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, 4 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit cast a spotlight on a phenomenon that has been quietly shaking up dating — a network of forums that aim to make courtship safer but have at times harmed the men being posted about and the women behind the posts.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
Of the more fortunate girls, the queen bee is Lucia (Carlotta Gamba), the Institute’s first violin, who is skilled if not especially inspired in her playing, and has an eye on escape via her courtship with wealthy dreamboat Cristiano (Vincenzo Crea).
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
Broken up Freyja and Banff had been together for years, and Freya laid several eggs during their courtship at the Louisville Zoo – but none of them were fertile.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2024
Crows and ravens also famously engage in ritualistic foraging behavior for courtship.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Courtship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtship. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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