Examples of half-staff in a Sentence
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Editors’ Picks Monday was a national day of mourning in Australia, with flags flying at half-staff throughout the country.
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Victoria Kim, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Flags will be lowered to half-staff today in honor of Paul Babbitt Jr., who passed away earlier this month, according to a press release.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
On April 10, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered U.S. and state flags at all of the department’s facilities to be flown at half-staff in honor of Osborne.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
From sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, April 2, flags at all state buildings in Arizona would be lowered to half-staff to honor Tucson police Officer Adam Buckner.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024
As Russia mourns, Putin blames Ukraine Russia lowered flags to half-staff on Sunday for a day of mourning after more than 130 people were killed Friday at a concert outside Moscow.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024
Members of the clergy also paid their respects and initiated prayers which crowds joined in with flags were lowered to half-staff.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
The weekend that was • Flags are flying at half-staff as Russia observes a day of national mourning for the 133 people who died in the assault on a concert hall near Moscow.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
This week, after a video showing the Union flag at half-staff at Buckingham Palace began circulating, social media users interpreted the footage as a sign that either the princess or King Charles III, who has cancer, had died.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Victoria Kim, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Flags will be lowered to half-staff today in honor of Paul Babbitt Jr., who passed away earlier this month, according to a press release.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
On April 10, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered U.S. and state flags at all of the department’s facilities to be flown at half-staff in honor of Osborne.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
From sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, April 2, flags at all state buildings in Arizona would be lowered to half-staff to honor Tucson police Officer Adam Buckner.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024
As Russia mourns, Putin blames Ukraine Russia lowered flags to half-staff on Sunday for a day of mourning after more than 130 people were killed Friday at a concert outside Moscow.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024
Members of the clergy also paid their respects and initiated prayers which crowds joined in with flags were lowered to half-staff.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
The weekend that was • Flags are flying at half-staff as Russia observes a day of national mourning for the 133 people who died in the assault on a concert hall near Moscow.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
This week, after a video showing the Union flag at half-staff at Buckingham Palace began circulating, social media users interpreted the footage as a sign that either the princess or King Charles III, who has cancer, had died.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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