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
• Highs over the weekend will flirt with records as a strong cold front in the Midwest takes until Monday to finally arrive.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
• The show is not all flirting and fun—the girls are putting in the work, cutting tree branches to prepare for the new park and even making beds and cleaning rooms at their motel.
  — Time, 1 Aug. 2023

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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
• The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fiancé (Raúl Castillo) is away.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022

Last Updated: 5 May 2024