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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Rowles is also making an impact at Marist in flag football.
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Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Eagles player Lorelai McGruder said the diaper drive shows the league’s members care about more than just flag football.
—Jennifer Cotton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
That was the year after the FHSAA sanctioned flag football as a championship sport.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The new sports are flag football, squash, baseball, softball, cricket and lacrosse.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 12 May 2026
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Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Eagles player Lorelai McGruder said the diaper drive shows the league’s members care about more than just flag football.
—Jennifer Cotton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
That was the year after the FHSAA sanctioned flag football as a championship sport.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The new sports are flag football, squash, baseball, softball, cricket and lacrosse.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 12 May 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 15 May. 2026.
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