1
a
: any of various nautical flags tapering usually to a point or swallowtail and used for identification or signaling
b
: a flag or banner longer in the fly than in the hoist
especially
: one that tapers to a point
2
: a flag emblematic of championship (as in a professional baseball league)
also
: the championship itself
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pennants waving atop the tower
The Red Sox won the American League pennant in 2004.
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That propelled them into first place and eventually toward an American League pennant.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But nobody, maybe only Brunson, could match what Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski did in the waning weeks of the 1967 season when the Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were all competing for the American League pennant.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
In 1961, when New York was a one-baseball team after the departure of the Giants and Dodgers, the Yankees had their first parade for winning the 1960 pennant.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
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Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But nobody, maybe only Brunson, could match what Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski did in the waning weeks of the 1967 season when the Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were all competing for the American League pennant.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
In 1961, when New York was a one-baseball team after the departure of the Giants and Dodgers, the Yankees had their first parade for winning the 1960 pennant.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pennant
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pennant. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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pennant
noun
pen·nant
ˈpen-ənt 
1
: a flag with a usually tapering or forked tail that is used especially for signaling
2
: a flag that serves as the emblem of championship
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