courtship

Example Sentences

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He remembered meeting her in late summer, in a whirlwind courtship that he described as a Hallmark movie.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

And that courtship is likely to start again this season.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

"I have been given a third contact and we have started courtship," said Suleiman.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

After a courtship that unfurled in fits and starts, they married in 1996.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Then she opened her rosewood box wherein were the letters her husband had written to her in courtship and since.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck