flirt
verb (used without object)
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
had flirted
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past perfectof flirt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had flirted with the idea of buying a franchise for years, but a local opportunity caught his and his girlfriend’s eye: a 30-year-old screen-printing and embroidery shop that had been battered by the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
However, a close friend was now angry at her because one of her companions had flirted with his A.I. girlfriend, whom he claimed to be in a committed and monogamous relationship with.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2025
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph described in his autobiography how he and co-founder Reed Hastings had flirted with the idea of challenging Blockbuster Video with mail-order VHS cassettes, but it would have cost too much.
From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2023
But there were hints that Mr. Adams had flirted with pescetarianism, including a report in The New York Post over the summer that Mr. Adams ate broiled fish and spinach at Rao’s in East Harlem.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
Lourdes overheard one woman remarking on a Cuban boy who had flirted with her on the beach.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
