court
has courted
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present perfectof court (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Unsurprisingly, her current focus is the aforementioned Hasan Piker, a man who is no stranger to controversy and has courted plenty of internet feuds of his own.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The U.A.E has courted expats and investors with business-friendly regulation, minimal bureaucracy and a pledge that the city wouldn’t get dragged down by its neighbors’ troubles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Other leaders in attendance include some eager for US attention, such as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has courted Trump for support in his country's conflict with India.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
The US has courted India in recent years as a bulwark against an increasingly assertive China.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
He has courted experience, among other things the experience of putting forth his power in a contest with the sea and performing a great feat of engineering.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Kuno Francke
