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

There’s something forced in the scenic snapshots of the couple laughing, dancing and romancing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

I thought she was just romancing him, kindly playing to his mostly self-promoting immigrant lore, but later she’d showed Mitt, too, kneeling down beside him to watch the men and women busy in the street.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee