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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The Jalisco hat dance is a courtship dance incorporating the man’s hat, while Veracruz style dances are fast paced with technical footwork.
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Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The kind of public living room, knitted into the social fabric of Powell’s native Dublin, that so bewitched Mester during their transatlantic courtship.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Males and females both wave their legs and the waving was not related to courtship or competition.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
In a five-photo joint post on Instagram on Tuesday, Kelce and Swift revealed their engagement after a courtship that lasted for about two years.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The kind of public living room, knitted into the social fabric of Powell’s native Dublin, that so bewitched Mester during their transatlantic courtship.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Males and females both wave their legs and the waving was not related to courtship or competition.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
In a five-photo joint post on Instagram on Tuesday, Kelce and Swift revealed their engagement after a courtship that lasted for about two years.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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 20 Sep. 2025.
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courtship
noun
court·ship
-ˌship 
: the act or process of courting
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