courtship
Example Sentences
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The growth, fans say, reflects a reality about many college kids: They’re intimidated by real-life courtship and overwhelmed by the endless scroll of dating apps.
The message came with a photo of Donaldson carrying his bride under an arched walkway, plus a few pics from along their happy courtship.
From Los Angeles Times
In these verses, Hardy returns to their courtship in Cornwall, their later estrangement and Emma’s solitary last drive when “you passed the spot / Where eight days later you were to lie.”
Pregnancy, nursing, sperm production, courtship behavior, and parental care all consume large amounts of energy.
From Science Daily
It is an easy act of courtship, such as buying flowers for a lover, but one whose love you already feel secure in.
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