flitter

Example Sentences

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“If the market is going to flitter around that, that might be a buying opportunity,” as the Fed is loosening monetary policy at a time when the economy seems “pretty solid,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

There are times in Nolan’s latest opus that flames fill the frame and visions of subatomic particles flitter across the screen — montages of Oppenheimer’s own churning visions.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

When I’ve gone hiking with my dog, I rarely feel lonely as I listen to birdsong and watch the great monarchs flitter and flutter.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

Listen hard enough, and the nearly sitcom-length middle can even feel short when the same big, bending sounds are crammed into little pockets of time that flitter away before you know it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2021

Did hummingbirds flitter their way to the stars?

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis