flirt

Example Sentences

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Many of those companies would flirt with losing money if competition from AI materializes, and a few might ultimately file for bankruptcy.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Alice gives him a lift to camp; they banter and flirt after a fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Tina feels friendly right now as stocks flirt with record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Sometimes politicians of all parties flirt with the possibility of one day becoming leader in suggestive, coy, almost deniable ways.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Smelling like soap instead of sweat now, I get my confidence back—enough to flirt with Peter and several other boys, none of whom seem to think I look anything like a peanut.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins