white flag

noun

1

: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender

2

: a token of weakness or yielding

Examples of white flag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is not the first time the gang leader, who bears responsibility for the surge in violence that has led to more than 5,700 people being killed or injured from January to mid-September, has waved a white flag. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Seeing the reviews, Sony waved the white flag, reducing Klara and the Sun‘s theatrical release from wide to moderate on Rentrak. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Larson took the white flag in the lead but lost 10 spots after getting shoved out of first on several bumps by Austin Hill. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Kyle Larson was leading to start overtime and picked up the white flag. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for white flag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• bag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag

Kids Definition

white flag

noun

: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a sign of surrender