flit

Example Sentences

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Conversations are built on disagreement; distractable brains flit from one thought to a barely related other.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Silverblatt spent his entire career at S&P, a rarity among restless Wall Street hustlers who often flit between companies to climb the corporate ladder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Today, bicycles and bright yellow three-wheeled "keke" taxis flit along paved streets or new highway flyovers direct traffic over packed roundabouts.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

With barely any time offscreen, Byrne has the opportunity to flit between monstrous and tender, turning in what may very well be the year’s finest performance in its most singularly affecting film.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

Just lets me stand there and watch the dragonflies flit around with their see-through wings.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender