flitting

Example Sentences

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He’s both movie-star hunky and action-star engrossing, flitting between these two deceptively binary ends without breaking a sweat.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Rates flitting back below 6% isn’t out of the question this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

There are discussions online about who exactly the principals are in this series, given the legion of cast members flitting in and out of the storyline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Best of all is Allergy – whose flitting percussion adds a casual swagger to Salieu's story of becoming "allergic to the bad vibes" after turning to scripture.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Later on I lay in bed and saw the happy little moth, still alive, flitting from the night-light up the wall and back to the night-light.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata