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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The Pro Bowl flag football game next year will be held in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, where the NFL’s fan activities are planned, with ESPN developing live coverage plans.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The girls flag football scores from the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs on Tuesday.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The main event will still be a flag football game, pitting the NFC against the AFC, and that now will take place on the Tuesday of Super Bowl week.
—Jill Martin, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The reason is much more convoluted, tracing through location, glorified flag football, player payments and Chip Kelly’s dreams.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The girls flag football scores from the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs on Tuesday.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The main event will still be a flag football game, pitting the NFC against the AFC, and that now will take place on the Tuesday of Super Bowl week.
—Jill Martin, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The reason is much more convoluted, tracing through location, glorified flag football, player payments and Chip Kelly’s dreams.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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