court
was courting
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past progressiveof court.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Making matters worse, the battery pack was expensive—on the order of $30,000, putting the Lightning out of reach of the very customers Ford was courting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Hence, when FX announced in 2018 that “Shōgun,” the prevailing murmured sentiment at the time was that the network was courting disaster.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
He added that it was "awfully cynical" to suggest he was courting votes ahead of a potential election "when we're talking about people losing their lives".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023
Mr. Fitz and his fellow rangers would talk about which bears were associating together, who was courting whom, who was dominant.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
It irked Ifemelu that Bartholomew was not interested in the son of the woman he was courting, and did not bother to pretend that he was.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
