courtship
noun
the wooing of one person by another.
courtships
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pluralof courtship.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Edward Rogers took an active part in the Blue Jays’ courtships of free agents Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto in recent winters, the people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
When the two began one of the most famous courtships in the world, she knew she couldn’t let the opportunity slip by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
Their courtships with Smith move quickly, to the point that Tracy's daughter Kayla became suspicious at how fast her mother was falling for this man who still felt like a stranger.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2020
Also gone was the picturesque subject matter: the street landscapes and polite courtships, the elderly couples and fumbling suitors and office workers trapped in suburban patterns, intruded upon by surrealism, like figures in Magritte paintings.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 10, 2018
"But tomorrow I'd like to prowl around the valley, meet your people, observe their customs, religious rites, courtships, funerals ..."
From Sjambak by Jack Vance
