courting

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the next couple of months could be spent courting record labels and songwriters, instead of leaning on Thomas Stengaard, the Danish musician who co-wrote our last two flops.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Banks are increasingly courting high-end customers with credit cards and loans, benefiting from strong credit portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The company is courting these customers with a wider selection of higher-priced items—think $5—and stores in more affluent areas like Plano, Texas, where the retailer opened its 9,000th store in North America last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The Southern Africa nation has been courting Gulf states as it seeks to diversify an economy heavily reliant on diamonds, of which it is the world's leading producer by value.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Even some of the young women who were courting had come out, with basket! of provisions for the men.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White