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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Curd has also served as a girls' flag football coach at The Ellis School.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
And while football will be the big draw, the stadium also will be used for soccer, lacrosse, girls flag football, track matches and physical education classes.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
For Elsokary, who is also a standout flag football player, the game didn’t feel any different.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Besides football, the field house will host the new flag football team, soccer and track and field.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
And while football will be the big draw, the stadium also will be used for soccer, lacrosse, girls flag football, track matches and physical education classes.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
For Elsokary, who is also a standout flag football player, the game didn’t feel any different.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Besides football, the field house will host the new flag football team, soccer and track and field.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 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 13 Jan. 2026.
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