Example Sentences

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When the Dodgers were courting superstar Shohei Ohtani this winter, they needed an inspirational voice to seal the deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

"And I do not think for one second that M&S were courting it in the case of the ad they pulled, and then re-edited."

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

Because suits and climate change have financial repercussions, administration officials argue that their predecessors were courting possible disaster.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

It was a vastly different tone from the one a decade ago, when European officials were courting Mr. Putin, hoping to draw Russia closer to the West.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2019

It was near the area where the second batch of defiers, led by Flag Boshielo, chairman of the central branch of the ANC, were courting arrest.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela