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.
  • They have also been known to vary between light and dark colors during courtship.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The Harris team is being strategic about its courtship of labor.
    Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Structuring your content, follow-up and calls to action should be akin to a good old-fashioned courtship.
    Jimi Gibson, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Rom-coms typically suggest that thrilling courtship is for people in their 20s and 30s.
    Kelly Coyne, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Naturally, there’s little doubt that taking such a step would mark the end of Biden’s futile courtship with Manchin.
    Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Instead, Lily and Atlas’ high-school courtship is now told through a series of straightforward flashbacks.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
  • When there’s a lot of food, specifically lemmings — a hamsterlike rodent that the owls feast on and male owls may even present to a female in courtship — there tends to be more fledged owls.
    Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Similar courtship has helped win deference from other potential rivals.
    New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Their arguments are caught in agonizing close-ups and become all the more tragic when interspersed with recollections of their carefree courtship.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Fox shared a video of the engagement on Instagram, which happened on January 11, and reflected on their courtship.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Pam and Tommy from their first meeting (with Goldschläger) to their quick courtship (in Cancun) to their wedding (on a beach) and back to Malibu (chased by paparazzi).
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most friendships require a bit of courtship to get going.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 10 June 2022
  • This makes one wonder what this courtship might look like in a digital world.
    Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • Even the screen of a cellphone or a camera flash has been shown to disrupt courtship behaviors.
    Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Throughout history, gift-giving has been a big part of the courtship process.
    Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes, 24 June 2022

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