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
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Brind’Amour even appeared to wave the white flag by removing goalie Frederik Andersen and replacing him with Bussi.
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Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
And, for the fourth time in the last 12 games, catcher Brett Sullivan — Colorado’s human white flag — was called on to pitch in relief.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Just over eight minutes remained on the clock in the fourth quarter, but Edwards was already waving the white flag and dapping up the Spurs' bench.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
This isn’t waving the white flag, but rather realizing that Time shouldn’t be tempted.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
And, for the fourth time in the last 12 games, catcher Brett Sullivan — Colorado’s human white flag — was called on to pitch in relief.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Just over eight minutes remained on the clock in the fourth quarter, but Edwards was already waving the white flag and dapping up the Spurs' bench.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
This isn’t waving the white flag, but rather realizing that Time shouldn’t be tempted.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for white flag
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“White flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20flag. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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