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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Lennon’s recounting of his and Ono’s meeting at a London show of her work, and of the bashful courtship that followed, is one of the most tender and revealing parts of the interview.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
After a rocky start to their courtship, Kristen teaches the skateboard-loving, aquaphobic young man the art — and colonial history — of surfing.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The courtship included a scary moment where, just a month before the nuptials, Mary Kay was robbed at gunpoint at her townhome.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
After a rocky start to their courtship, Kristen teaches the skateboard-loving, aquaphobic young man the art — and colonial history — of surfing.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The courtship included a scary moment where, just a month before the nuptials, Mary Kay was robbed at gunpoint at her townhome.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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 May. 2026.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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