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.
• Robert Saleh’s courtship with the Jets has reached the meet-the-parents stage.
  — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 12 Jan. 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
• Gwyneth is a long-time friend and was the link between our courtship with Violet Grey.
  — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
• 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
• If spectacle is part of your courtship plan, J-Prime is the ticket.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2021
• 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
• The duo met on Bumble, and their courtship started slowly.
  — Matt Villano, CNN, 3 June 2020
• At the height of the pandemic, courtship took on new forms—or stopped entirely.
  — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 22 June 2021
• Peter and Tina Andrew met in South Africa in the early 1990s, had a short courtship and got married.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2021
• Most friendships require a bit of courtship to get going.
  — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 10 June 2022
• But the truth is, Cash’s best work—the Sun sides, his turn at Newport—all involved some kind of courtship of the rock audience.
  — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2021
• Hardaway’s courtship of Brown isn’t the first time he has been connected to Memphis.
  — Jason Munz, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2021
• Many of the details of that courtship, which went on for months, have never been reported before.
  — Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
• Mayer wasn't the only one opposed to the couple's courtship; Garland's mother Ethel Gumm was not a fan of the union, either.
  — Haley Van Horn, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025