flirt
verb (used without object)
to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
has flirted
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present perfectof flirt (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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After all, this virtuoso who has flirted with the boundaries of figure skating at every turn couldn’t possibly resist a trick this flashy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Smith’s Jean Brodie is a woman of high expectations pressing her dark desires into impressionable young women; she likes danger in the way of someone who has flirted with it but has never been harmed.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
He has flirted with the Libertarian Party, which is on the ballot in about three dozen states.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Santos also has flirted with getting his story out in other ways, including perhaps writing a memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Madame de Chermette is going to marry her daughter to that tall fair fellow with whom she has flirted for the last eighteen months.
From A Love Episode by Émile Zola
