flirting

Example Sentences

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Despite flirting with disaster, Arsenal reached its first Champions League final in 20 years on Tuesday and holds a crucial edge in the Premier League title race.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

For a club that have been flirting dangerously with relegation for much of the season, the triumph over Michael Carrick's side felt like more than three points.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“The oil market is now flirting with the outer edge of disruption risk,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

The high 0.8% area is where spreads have consistently peaked and then dropped since June 2025, but right now, they’re flirting with breaking above that level.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

One guy in his late twenties stood at a bakery counter, flirting with a young woman who was buying coffee.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan