romancing

Example Sentences

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Palmer found himself spending time trying to get his expenses cleared through an incompetent bureaucracy, rather than romancing a beautiful girl on a sandy beach.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

When their rapacious cousin Charles appears, hoping to find buried treasure in the house and romancing the “pink and white and golden” Constance, Merricat takes drastic action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Minor love complications, as Lulu falls for Gordy even though Gordy is romancing Maizy, are only as knotty as noodles.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

But Mosley’s nonagenarian is less interested in corporate intrigue than romancing Oliver’s 93-year-old grandmother, Brenda, in his Upper West Side mansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

If she and Grandpa were romancing, it sure would put a crimp in things to have Jealousy Incarnate underfoot.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns