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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Anderson credits her sure hands in flag football to practice, and playing softball and volleyball growing up.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Smolen — whose athletic background included the sport the English call football, the sport Americans call football, and the sport both countries refer to as flag football — was a retail-store security guard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
There will be traditional NFL Super Bowl events, like media day and the NFL Honors awards show, but also new efforts tied to the game, like the Pro Bowl flag football event and a related celebrity game, which will be streamed on YouTube and held in Moscone Center.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
His sister Kennedi is in the seventh grade and plays volleyball, flag football, and basketball, while his fourth-grade brother Destin plays football and basketball.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Smolen — whose athletic background included the sport the English call football, the sport Americans call football, and the sport both countries refer to as flag football — was a retail-store security guard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
There will be traditional NFL Super Bowl events, like media day and the NFL Honors awards show, but also new efforts tied to the game, like the Pro Bowl flag football event and a related celebrity game, which will be streamed on YouTube and held in Moscone Center.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
His sister Kennedi is in the seventh grade and plays volleyball, flag football, and basketball, while his fourth-grade brother Destin plays football and basketball.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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 Nov. 2025.
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