How to Use flag in a Sentence

flag

1 of 2 noun
  • There were no flags on the field.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • No flag was thrown on the play.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Eli threw a flag, called it back.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The third pump gets you the flag.
    Luke Decock, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Aren’t the stars on the flag white?
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    Ridah Syed, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Talk about that scene with the flag.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The flags stood straight out in the stiff wind.
    Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The farmer urged him to place a flag on top.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Hill was asked why the flag was thrown so late.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Our Pride flag will be raised again.
    Sophie Brams, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
  • All the flags will be three feet tall and six feet wide.
    Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Why doesn’t the flag fly 24 hours a day?
    Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • What is the design on the flag?
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The blanket ban on the flag is new.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
  • Their flag is a flag of darkness.
    Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Why even mention the size of a flag?
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The old flag still uses that seal.
    Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • There was so, so many yellow flags.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • How long will flags be at half-staff in Iowa?
    Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The new flag was four stories long.
    Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Nine flags in total were stolen.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Why are flags at half-staff today?
    Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026

flag

2 of 2 verb
  • Both flagged, records one click away.
    Vinay Bhaskara, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • They were flagged for nine false starts.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But over time, earnings will flag.
    Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Some of the posts have been flagged as such by Grok.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Moore got out of the truck and flagged down the victim.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Recipes are flagged as easy, medium, or project.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Why was that not flagged for Congress by the law?
    Nik Popli, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Yelp’s Lewis flagged as growth windows for the trend.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
  • He was flagged a third time for holding on a kick return.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • No other reason to flag them now.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • There are many descriptions in that book that were flagged.
    Vauhini Vara september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Still, the researchers flag two major caveats.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
  • Still, the researchers flag two major caveats.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
  • The play was flagged for targeting.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Dean was flagged for a late hit and the result was 28 yards on the play.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, the vessel was flagged in Hong Kong.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The man flagged down a police unit and asked them to do a welfare check on his wife.
    Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The neighbors flagged down a man driving by and loaded her in.
    Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Only one other team has been flagged for holding more than six times.
    Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
  • A number of problems have been flagged in this story.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • That my Spectrum account has been flagged.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Long was driving along the road when he was flagged down by a pedestrian to help.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The gas grills planned for the rooftop deck were flagged as violating fire codes.
    Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Hundreds more signs, books and pamphlets have been flagged for review.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The broom has flagged bristles that can pick up fine particles from all types of floors.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Many times, stores don’t flag the option for customers, experts said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 May 2026
  • Tackle Larry Borom is flagged for a false start.
    Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Less than 1% of returns flowing through its network are flagged as high risk.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The Bobcats were flagged 14 times for 93 yards.
    CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Here are a handful of tea service that are worth flagging for a visit.
    Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025

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