flag football

noun

: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play

Examples of flag football in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And unbeaten JSerra certainly pulled off the feat by getting three-sport standout Kai Beary to devote time to flag football. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Two Foothill League teams — Valencia and West Ranch — will join Quartz Hill in the CIF Southern Section flag football finals Saturday at Huntington Beach High School. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 4 Nov. 2026

Dunkin' and the Baltimore Ravens surprised the Eastern Technical High School girls' flag football team with tickets to Thursday night's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at M&T Bank Stadium. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Windsor Ridge Park also will receive a new basketball court, and its baseball field will be removed, leaving room for soccer, lacrosse, and flag football. — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flag football

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