white flag

noun

1

: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender

2

: a token of weakness or yielding

Examples of white flag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal on Friday denied the city’s request for a rehearing in an election lawsuit brought by mayoral candidate Emilio González, the city officials who pushed for the change are waving the white flag. —Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025

California deserves leaders who fight back, not editorials that wave the white flag of surrender. —Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025

South-central North Carolina has had deep Scottish roots since the 1700s, including Scotland County, and Charlotte’s blue-and-white flag closely resembles that of the country in the United Kingdom. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025

First, Netanyahu continues to assume that tightening the squeeze on Hamas will eventually pressure the organization to wave the white flag, demobilize and agree to exile itself into irrelevance. —Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for white flag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• bag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag

Kids Definition

white flag

noun

: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a sign of surrender