are flirting
- present progressive of flirt.
Example Sentences
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America’s crude inventories are flirting with dangerous levels, while exports of gasoline and diesel hover near records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Indeed, futures imply around a 70% chance the Fed is done with tightening for this cycle and are flirting with the chance of rate cuts from May next year.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023
The truth is that our region’s criminal legal systems are not only at capacity, they are flirting with their breaking points.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Hollywood is currently in stasis because studio executives are flirting with box offices built by derivative, A.I.-computed scripts—something that nobody, least of all consumers, desires.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2023
While you are flirting with success And making plans to nab it, Some other chap, who fusses less, May rush right up and grab it.
From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix
