How to Use courtship in a Sentence
courtship
noun- The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship.
- They had a two-year courtship before marrying.
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One of the best stories Byong told his daughter was about his courtship with her mother.
— Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021 -
That announcement came with a new process that opened up courtship for the command to most American cities.
— al, 30 Mar. 2021 -
At the end of this courtship, a legal contract requires you to stay for at least a determined period.
— Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021 -
Relatives were present whenever the fidanzati met in their short two-month courtship.
— Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021 -
Here, American woodcocks perform their elaborate courtship display while in flight.
— Jeanine Barone, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021 -
No big parties happen here, but the room is the stage for the best party of all, a late-in-life courtship between Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.
— David Netto, Town & Country, 22 Mar. 2021 -
There has been an extraordinary amount of coverage leading up to the interview, which all traces back to Harry and Meghan’s courtship.
— Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2021 -
Soon after new elections were called in December, Netanyahu begin a semi-public courtship of Abbas.
— Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021 -
Kyiv’s courtship continued throughout the presidential campaign.
— Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024 -
Per the paper, males tend to deploy this stress-inducing performance when females begin to leave a male’s courtship arena and during the species’ long-lasting bouts of copulation.
— Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2021 -
The Padres and Melvin were able to keep their courtship under the radar.
— Bernie Wilson, ajc, 1 Nov. 2021 -
Still, most of the small council approves of the courtship.
— Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022 -
The pair's first dates started in 2023, and the courtship is off to a strong start so far.
— Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023 -
Here, the Lopezes talk about the show’s 17-year journey from stage to screen and how their own courtship in the ’90s inspired them.
— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023 -
Head here for the full story of the courtship (and her talent as a BP pitcher).
— Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2024 -
The courtship and nesting are a wildlife wonder, and the grebe chicks are certainly at the top of the cute chart.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2021 -
Much more is set to take place amidst the backdrop of Rhaenyra and Laenor’s goofy little courtship dance.
— ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022 -
Since birds can’t swipe, the researchers looked for clues of courtship: Some fed each other.
— Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023 -
McVey's parts will largely center around the courtship of Kate.
— Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 -
What will the third Bridgerton courtship story be about?
— Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Mar. 2022 -
That’s how serious the Beavers are in their courtship of the dynamic guard.
— oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2021 -
Shirine Babb is a strong-willed Mary Hatch, and her courtship with George is treated as a bonding of equals.
— Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 9 Dec. 2021 -
Is there any update in the courtship of Addison Rae’s mom?
— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022 -
Males fly together in courtship flights and preen and display for the females.
— Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 27 Dec. 2023 -
None of Trump's romances have lasted longer than his courtship of New York.
— Matt Sedensky, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023 -
None of Trump’s romances have lasted longer than his courtship of New York.
— Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2023 -
At one point, the couple looks back to their courtship in the late 90s, when the member of the Spice Girls first began dating the rising star.
— Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023 -
To Rival Gold Breaching also seems to be linked to social behaviors, such as courtship.
— Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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