Examples of half-staff in a Sentence
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Black and purple bunting was draped outside Harvey's city hall on Friday, and the American flag flew at half-staff.
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Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The president ordered all flags flown at half-staff for a week.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The Spanish flag was flown at half-staff in front of Parliament in Madrid for the victims on Monday.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
When are flags flown at half-staff?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
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Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The president ordered all flags flown at half-staff for a week.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The Spanish flag was flown at half-staff in front of Parliament in Madrid for the victims on Monday.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
When are flags flown at half-staff?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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