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

Seeing the reviews, Sony waved the white flag, reducing Klara and the Sun‘s theatrical release from wide to moderate on Rentrak. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Larson took the white flag in the lead but lost 10 spots after getting shoved out of first on several bumps by Austin Hill. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Kyle Larson was leading to start overtime and picked up the white flag. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

The red-on-white flag of England has become something of a symbol for right-wing, anti-immigration politics. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

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