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
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Other events and activities on the North Shore include the Play 60 Zone, a watch party at Acrisure Stadium, a flag football field, a beer hall, the NFL museum and other photo opportunities, like the NFL Draft Photo Frames.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Following his role as a coach during Toyota’s Glow Up Classic during Super Bowl week in San Francisco, Pittman is back with the automotive manufacturer for a special NFL Draft flag football training camp featuring Pittsburgh high school girls flag players on the eve of draft night.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Gamble lives in Inglewood but her business is in Gardena near Serra High, where she got involved behind the scenes with the flag football team before the sport was officially sanctioned by the CIF in 2023.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Organized softball, flag football, and pickleball are on Volo.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Following his role as a coach during Toyota’s Glow Up Classic during Super Bowl week in San Francisco, Pittman is back with the automotive manufacturer for a special NFL Draft flag football training camp featuring Pittsburgh high school girls flag players on the eve of draft night.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Gamble lives in Inglewood but her business is in Gardena near Serra High, where she got involved behind the scenes with the flag football team before the sport was officially sanctioned by the CIF in 2023.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Organized softball, flag football, and pickleball are on Volo.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flag football
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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