flag-waving
noun
flag-wav·ing
ˈflag-ˌwā-viŋ 
: passionate appeal to patriotic or partisan sentiment : chauvinism
Examples of flag-waving in a Sentence
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He was sent to a patriotic camp near the capital where flag-waving staff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and tried to teach him nationalistic songs.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Still, previous Presidents, in similar binds, have faced significant pressure almost entirely from flag-waving nationalists on the right; Biden is now being cross-pressured from his left, and this seems to be having an effect.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
The evening ends with a bellowing of patriotic tunes, with attendant flag-waving, blasts of confetti, balloon-popping, and choreographed silliness.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Perhaps his most famous paintings from the 1960s feature entire environments built around giant signs — Standard gas stations, Norm’s diners, 20th Century Fox movie studios — all done up in flag-waving red, white and blue.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
The flag-waving car cruising is nothing new, dating back to the 1970s.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
Biden announced his reelection bid in April with a video that opened with imagery of flag-waving, Trump supporters at the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
From flag-waving neighborhood parades large and small to some of the best fireworks displays in America, Texans do it right.
—Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 4 July 2023
Yet on the night of June 27, 1968, Wallace — the antithesis of all that the town epitomized — strode onto the stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion before a crowd of 7,500 screaming, (Confederate) flag-waving followers to stump for the Oval Office.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Still, previous Presidents, in similar binds, have faced significant pressure almost entirely from flag-waving nationalists on the right; Biden is now being cross-pressured from his left, and this seems to be having an effect.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
The evening ends with a bellowing of patriotic tunes, with attendant flag-waving, blasts of confetti, balloon-popping, and choreographed silliness.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Perhaps his most famous paintings from the 1960s feature entire environments built around giant signs — Standard gas stations, Norm’s diners, 20th Century Fox movie studios — all done up in flag-waving red, white and blue.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
The flag-waving car cruising is nothing new, dating back to the 1970s.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
Biden announced his reelection bid in April with a video that opened with imagery of flag-waving, Trump supporters at the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
From flag-waving neighborhood parades large and small to some of the best fireworks displays in America, Texans do it right.
—Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 4 July 2023
Yet on the night of June 27, 1968, Wallace — the antithesis of all that the town epitomized — strode onto the stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion before a crowd of 7,500 screaming, (Confederate) flag-waving followers to stump for the Oval Office.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
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“Flag-waving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag-waving. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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