- present participle of court.
courting
Example Sentences
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Insiders have told BBC Sport that Spurs knew they had to be both aggressive and quick, with the first quality likely extending to fees, wages and De Zerbi's personal involvement in courting players.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kazakhstan has been courting foreign companies by setting up special economic zones with no corporate income taxes and easy visas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Long before the Supreme Court handed down the landmark Obergefell ruling on equal marriage in 2015, activists were canvassing door to door, courting any lawmaker who would listen, and losing at the local level—a lot.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Ten years after the fall of Troy, Odysseus still hasn’t returned home to Ithaca, and his kingdom has been overtaken by suitors crudely courting his wife’s hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
He’d never known an attractive woman for so long without courting her—save for Kaltain.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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