How to Use flirt in a Sentence

flirt

1 of 2 verb

• They were flirting all night.
• Took the country in hostage flirting with the idea for two years!!
  — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 5 July 2023
• As 2023 comes to an end, the EU is once again flirting with a recession, and so is the U.K.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 19 Dec. 2023
• The awards show date came after the two flirted online.
  — Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
• Follow the tips below on how to flirt over text and your crush will respond in no time.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 May 2023
• Joe Manchin, of course, is flirting with a run, a run as a centrist backed by No Labels.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• The beloved actor even flirted with the idea of running for governor of Texas.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• The rest of the counselors mainly have flirting and partying in mind.
  — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
• Have been flirting with matching red Adidas track suits for all of us for years now.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• It’s not quite a solo performance as a few cast members pop in, ready to flirt up a storm.
  — Aleysha Haniff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2023
• At the end of each of the last two seasons, McVay flirted with stepping away from coaching.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
• Ten-year yields flirted with 4% again during the session.
  — Heard Editors, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
• And the actor also flirted with the idea that Logan could be alive, after all.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 May 2023
• Sunshine helps highs make a run into the mid-60s for most and a few spots (mainly south and southwest of the District) could flirt with 70.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• This close call galvanized the plan of escape Zdarsky had flirted with for months.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• Baylor faces a hard road The Bears (22-9) are flirting with a No. 2 seed in a lot of bracket projections.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Hollywood has flirted with adapting the comics, with its Star Wars and Star Trek tones, for over two decades.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
• And the dollar is flirting with all-time lows versus gold after the latest tip of the cap to Volcker.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• Kellar was a ring girl for Jake, and his brother Logan appeared to be flirting with her in the background of a shot.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
• But leading a life behind the scenes doesn't mean the actress wouldn't flirt with the idea of a Desperate Housewives reboot.
  — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
• Some of the warmest spots will be downtown, SoMa, the Castro and Mission, where highs will flirt with 60 degrees.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2023
• Harbaugh has flirted with a return to the NFL in each of the previous two offseasons.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2023
• While out, Margot Sisson, the third steward, was flirting with Jones.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 9 Aug. 2023
• Lately, men have been looking at me, smiling and even flirting.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
• There’s flirting, innuendo and a few kisses on the lips.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Shakur was flirting with women in a nearby car, unaware that a white Cadillac had pulled alongside the BMW.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Beyond showing off your pearly whites, body language goes a long way when flirting.
  — Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 4 May 2023
• Mavis Beaumont, is flirting with a hot photographer on set, who turns out to be her BF.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 July 2023
• In recent years, the team has flirted with relegation and struggled financially off the pitch.
  — David Hellier, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
• Before Lore and Rodriguez entered the picture, Taylor had flirted with selling multiple times only to pull the club off the market.
  — Dave Campbell, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024

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flirt

2 of 2 noun

• The two flirt in the slow, and Sheeran presents Deutch with a pizza box.
  — Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2017
• Those two soon flirt and that threatens to tear the brothers apart and the plan.
  — Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
• Or even just a flirty-flirt that has one sour note in it.
  — Katie Kilkenny, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2018
• The way the request was delivered as a flirt but landed as a threat.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
• That’s unfortunate, since the movie flirts, and that is the word, with the idea of a romance between them.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019
• The women at this party have picked up on this, and some of them are getting their flirt on.
  — Curbed, 21 Dec. 2022
• Noah's questions seemed more like a way for him to low-key flirt with Dixie, IMO.
  — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 28 Sep. 2020
• The ladies laugh, flirt, have a drink together, then fall into bed.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
• Young men and women packed nightclubs to hear live rock music and flirt.
  — Barnaby Crowcroft, National Review, 17 July 2021
• Silas has been forced to watch Iris flirt with Percy and bore his sadness in silence.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• Instead, his gritty defense helped the Celtics cool down the Nets and flirt with an upset win.
  — Hunter Felt, Forbes, 25 May 2021
• After some flirt and pleas to take her out on a date, Faith finally obliged.
  — Jasmine Grant, Essence, 8 Nov. 2019
• The dialogue winks and sparks on the page, making every story feel like a flirt.
  — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
• While there, the two flirt with one another and bond over their outsider status.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2021
• Zoe told the publication that Noth would walk by her desk and flirt with her and leave messages on her work phone.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 16 Dec. 2021
• Torres is a flirt, and something of a sucker for a good accent, and flirts with Giles throughout the second episode.
  — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2018
• Herb is a boisterous fellow who loves nothing more than a good flirt or a good prank.
  — Jamie Schler, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2017
• In a subsequent scene, when the girls’ school bus is stopped by British soldiers, one of them stares down the barrel of their machine guns — and flirts.
  — Alice Jones, New York Times, 31 July 2019
• Why flirt with possible trouble when the starter has already done his job?
  — New York Times, 30 Oct. 2021
• Between the goddess and her nymphs, bathing in the sacred grotto, lives the premise of chastity even as the nymphs flirt in their eloquent poses.
  — Claudia Rankine, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
• Philip always was a flirt and the Queen used to joke about his lascivious nature.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 11 Nov. 2022
• His Charlie broods, charms, flirts and puts on fake mustaches and hipster hats to pull off his heists.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023
• Meanwhile, Thomas and Serena ride a banana boat, flirt, and kiss.
  — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• The two flirt while discussing her husband’s recent health issues.
  — Kyesha Jennings, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021
• While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt, Libras can be a bit flaky.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 25 Apr. 2022
• A good politician is a natural flirt who knows that sports loyalties are a shortcut to a fan’s heart.
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 29 May 2017
• As oil flirts with the prospect of decline, energy executives are at odds over what to do.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 16 Jan. 2020
• Individuals on the edges of the colony flirt with each other and form tentative pairs.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2015
• Their flirt continued with another near score, this time a 28-yard punt return in the fourth quarter.
  — Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2022
• Other explanations of the term, like this one by Shumi Brody, say that having rizz is the equivalent of having game or being a good flirt.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 31 Mar. 2023

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