Examples of half-staff in a Sentence
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Several states flew flags at half-staff in his honor.
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Sophia Tareen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Walz ordered the flags to fly at half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of Amor's internment.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Why are flags at half-staff today?
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
White Bear Lake Mayor Mary Nicklawske ordered flags in the city to be flown at half-staff.
—Staff, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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Sophia Tareen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Walz ordered the flags to fly at half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of Amor's internment.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Why are flags at half-staff today?
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
White Bear Lake Mayor Mary Nicklawske ordered flags in the city to be flown at half-staff.
—Staff, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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