How to Use courtship in a Sentence

courtship

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  • The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship.
  • They had a two-year courtship before marrying.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • None of Trump's romances have lasted longer than his courtship of New York.
    — Matt Sedensky, BostonGlobe.com, 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
  • Even the screen of a cellphone or a camera flash has been shown to disrupt courtship behaviors.
    — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
  • John FaceTimes Vanessa’s parents and gets the story of their courtship.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Both drumming and singing are also used as courtship signals when a male hopes to attract a mate.
    — Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The kinks that were suppressed in our courtship were far from our original bargain.
    — Erika Wasser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The males start their courtship display from the ground in clear areas calling with a buzzy peent call that might be mistaken for the sound of a bug.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • It was published in 2013, and covers her early life, courtship with William, royal wedding, and the birth of Prince George.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 7 Aug. 2022
  • In their Netflix doc filmed at the swanky estate, the couple details their complex courtship in their own words.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The birds use this time for courtship and nest-building activity.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
  • These two definitely don't have the smoothest of courtships, and things get even more difficult as time goes on.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In his courtship of her, Frederick must reckon with the trauma of his childhood.
    — Valerie Wu, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • But storybook tales of their courtship and Meghan’s first encounters with then soon-to-be in-laws are the main plot points in this fairytale.
    — Vulture, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Male and female bald eagles begin courtship in the fall and then start building their nests, Naumann said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • And once again Ephron slyly pokes at the tropes of courtship, using the grammar of classic, nineteen-fifties romance films to critique the genre.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Bell landed in Cincinnati after a quick courtship on a three-year deal that helped lay the groundwork for their Super Bowl run.
    — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Michelle and Augustin love returning to Paris and retracing the steps of their early courtship.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The club’s very public courtship of Beckham consumed a lot of oxygen in the final weeks of the 2022 regular season.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • In Japan, fireflies have long been the harbingers of summer, taking to the skies in June and July in a flickering dance of courtship that lights up the night.
    — WIRED, 12 Aug. 2023

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