| There was a time when controversy was never far from the all-rounder's door, though it was not courted deliberately. |
| He had a vision, and he courted peril in his attempt to take his dreams to market. |
| It has been decades since other world leaders have courted a pope so assiduously. |
| If you have courted public attention then you have less ground to object to the intrusion which follows. |
| She watched her older sisters be courted and then married, and she began emulating them at an early age. |
| He studied Italian grammar to win the approval of the major in the hospital and courted the favor of Captain Paravicini. |
