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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So quintessentially Canadian, their courtship peaked with a canoe trip.
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The second part of season 4, which follows the scandalous courtship of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) with a housemaid named Sophie (Yerin Ha), will consist of four episodes concluding the arc.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Sabrina Carpenter had a recent courtship that lasted weeks — but her fans will only get to see 30 seconds’ worth.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The second part of season 4, which follows the scandalous courtship of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) with a housemaid named Sophie (Yerin Ha), will consist of four episodes concluding the arc.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Sabrina Carpenter had a recent courtship that lasted weeks — but her fans will only get to see 30 seconds’ worth.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 2026.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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