Example sentences for: courted

How can you use “courted” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I courted, in fact paid for it.

  • If so, it could mean that male adulterers are now a voting bloc that must be courted!

  • The Washington Post reports that Democratic leaders courted Forbes, a conservative who opposes abortion and gun control, in a drive to claim the six seats they need for a majority.

  • An article claims that Clinton "sandbagged" Jesse Jackson in 1995 and 1996 to prevent a primary challenge: The president courted black mayors, refused a budget deal with the Republicans, and steered funding to Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional campaign in order to forestall a Jackson Sr. presidential run.

  • The Chinese, especially those identifying with Mao Tse Tung’s combat against the Japanese, were at first massacred in the thousands, but later courted as middlemen for Japanese-run business operations.


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