courtship

Example Sentences

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Surely the Ritz Cinema is the theater Herriot describes as he begins his courtship of Helen Alderson; a blue circle marker proudly declares its date of establishment as a picture house, 1912.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

As King’s courtship of Coretta proceeded, in late summer 1952 he invited her to Atlanta to meet his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

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

It’s not as if they had a courtship or romance.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana