Sentence examples for they courted from inspiring English sources
They courted artists, rather than pressuring them to paint at their court.
They courted in wartime London under a hail of German bombs.
In cooperation and competition with Italy's fascists, they courted filmmakers, writers, and composers from across the continent.
Yet Obama and his party appear helpless, hostages to the same demographic forces they courted, and then rode to power.
As a teenager he chose a boarding school in Colorado ski country, and they courted during the blizzard of 1993.
They courted environmental groups, heavily lobbied the Texas Legislature and tempted banks with the prospect of hundreds of millions of dollars in fees.
Politicians tread warily lest they court reprisals.
They court, sleep together, quarrel.
They court him over coffee and drop by when they are in town.
But if they court the anti-war vote too eagerly, they risk alienating the centre.
But when the basic power of the universe is involved, they court catastrophe.
