Courted Sentence Examples

Alexander had courted Ammon.

Jarir of another branch of the Bani Tamim lived in Irak and courted the favour of Hajjaj, its governor.

Meanwhile political students find to their satisfaction that he never courted popularity, and never practised the art of working for "quick returns" of sympathy or applause.

He was now an old man of seventy-seven years, honoured with the friendship of princes, recognized as the most distinguished of Italian humanists, courted by pontiffs, and decorated with the laurel wreath and the order of knighthood by kings.

During the French wars of aggression the Luneburg princes were eagerly courted by Louis XIV.

Sir William Keith, her deputy, was hostile to the council, which he practically abolished, and was popular with the assembly, which he assiduously courted, but was discharged by Mrs Penn after he had quarrelled with James Logan, secretary of the province.

The Samaritans - the Jews ignored in their records all other inhabitants of Palestine - courted his favour, but the Jews kept faith with Darius so long.

It was different when the Jews who wished to be men of the world took their Hellenism from the Seleucid court and courted the favour of Antiochus Epiphanes.

During the early Peloponnesian War Argos remained neutral; after the break-up of the Spartan confederacy consequent upon the peace of Nicias the alliance of this state, with its unimpaired resources and flourishing commerce, was courted on all sides.

The Yorkists courted the approval of public opinion by their careful avoidance of pillage and requisitions; and the Lancastrians, though less scrupulous, only once launched out into general raiding and devastation, during the advance of the queens army to St Albans in the early months of 1461.

When the new parliament met in the autumn of 1852, it was at once plain that the issue would be determined on the rival merits of the old and the new financial systems. Disraeli courted the decision by at once bringing forward the budget, which custom, and perhaps convenience, would have justified him in postponing till the following spring.

At last, on the 24th of August 1849, when all provisions and ammunition were exhausted, Manin, who had courted death in vain, succeeded in negotiating an honourable capitulation, on terms of amnesty to all save Manin himself, Pepe and some others, who were to go into exile.

Through the fortunate discovery of cuneiform tablets deposited by his successor in the archives at Tell el-Amarna, we can see how the rulers of the great kingdoms beyond the river, Mitanni, Assyria and even Babylonia, corresponded with Amenophis, gave their daughters to him in marriage, and congratulated themselves on having his friendship. The king of Cyprus too courted him; while within the empire the descendants of the Syrian dynasts conquered by his father, having been educated in Egypt, ruled their paternal possessions as the abject slaves of Pharaoh.

This degree, from an American college of minor academic status, afterwards led to sarcastic allusions, but Dr Clifford had not courted it, and his London University achievements were evidence enough of his intellectual equipment.

He invited her to perform on his show, and soon she was being courted by others in Hollywood.

For example when Heather Rattray played Lily and Martha Byrne was being courted by the show to return, fans of the show were turning every spoiler upside down for more information.

They became vampires sometime around the time of the Civil War when they courted and were seduced by Katherine.

As Sheriff of Area Five, Eric reports to the Queen of Louisiana, but he is often courted by other "monarchs" because his influence is far-reaching.

In the third season of True Blood, Eric is courted by the King of Mississippi, a courtship that Eric allows to gain access to the King and what is close to him in order to gain vengeance for the death of his family centuries before.

In addition to finding a great deal of success early on in his life, Soulja Boy has also courted a great deal of controversy for someone so young.

He released one successful single with James, until he was courted away by Tommy Dorsey.

Elvis courted much controversy in his time and saw plenty of ups and downs in his career, but his legacy as one of the most groundbreaking musicians ever has persisted long after his untimely death.

Josh Duggar, oldest child of the super sized Duggar family featured on the show, met and courted Anna in front of reality TV cameras.

Mithraism courted the favour of Roman paganism and combined monotheism with polytheism, while Christianity was uncompromising.

Gloucester courted popularity by opposing them throughout; with him was Richard of York, who stood next in succession to the crown.

During his later years his society was much courted, and he received many visits from foreigners of distinction.

His attitude in the House of Peers in the autumn of 1815 cost him a two years' exile to Twickenham; he courted popularity by having his children educated en bourgeois at the public schools; and the Palais Royal became the rendezvous of all the leaders of that middle-class opinion by which he was ultimately to be raised to the throne.

But many of the barons stood neutral, not seeing how they could refuse to accept the arbitration they had courted, while a number not inconsiderable joined the king, deciding that Leicester had passed the limits of reasonable loyalty, and that their first duty was to the crown.

Henry, if much courted, was much deceived by his contemporaries.

Her democracy was respected by the Macedonian kings; the rulers of Egypt, Syria, and especially of Pergamum, courted her favour by handsome donations of edifices and works of art, to which the citizens replied by unbecoming flattery, even to the extent of creating new tribes named after their benefactors.

With her talent and beauty, it wasn't long before she was courted back into acting.

Philip and Alexander, who sincerely admired Athenian culture and courted a zealous co-operation against Persia, treated the conquered city with marked favour.

During the long absence of heirs to Louis XVI., " Monsieur," as heir to the throne, courted popularity and took an active part in politics, but the birth of a dauphin (1781) was a blow to his ambitions.

The reforming party cordially welcomed and courted him, in the first place because he was reputed to be clever and very well read, and secondly because by liberating his serfs he had obtained the reputation of being a liberal.

Under the pseudonym George Taylor he wrote several historical romances, especially Antinous (1880), which quickly ran through five editions, and is the story of a soul "which courted death because the objective restraints of faith had been lost."

Henry was much courted, and wooed with promises of lands to be won from the other side by his ally of the moment.

Of an enthusiastic temperament, accomplished in classical literature, he seems while a pagan to have courted discussion with the converts to Christianity.