How to Use flagpole in a Sentence

flagpole

noun

• The feel of the flagpole in his hand.
  — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
• The pavers were to be used for a stone plaza around the track’s flagpole.
  — oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2020
• Why not run it up the flagpole to see if anyone salutes?
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
• Gonell was beaten with a flagpole and his hand was sliced open.
  — Jeremy Herb, CNN, 27 July 2021
• If that fails, the flagpole will have to come down in 30 days.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2021
• Then came the flagpoles, both massive.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
• Flags are allowed, but flagpoles cannot be more than 2 feet in length.
  — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• The sail rose up the mast like a squirrel climbing a flagpole.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
• The paint is peeling on two flagpoles, which hold no banners.
  — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 12 May 2017
• The house that used its flagpole for monthly art exhibits.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
• Among the three flags that were likely on that flagpole, this one was on the bottom.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
• The flagpole was the meeting point for protests; the trees were the party jump-off.
  — Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
• The flagpole is about 25 feet tall and needs a bucket truck to reach the top.
  — Courant Community, 30 May 2017
• The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.
  — Courant Community, 4 May 2017
• Last Thursday, the owl perched on a bronze eagle atop a flagpole.
  — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2022
• Trump also installed two large flagpoles on the north and south ends of the complex.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2025
• Aquilino Gonell was battered with a flagpole and had his hand sliced open.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 17 July 2021
• The flags, which were designed to be flown from two large flagpoles near the end of the route, were massive.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
• When the time came, Ross joined the others outside down the street by a flagpole.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• Trump bought and paid for two new massive flagpoles for the White House this week.
  — Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
• To that end, Boston has flown all manner of flags from the third flagpole over the years.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
• Videos show the group pummeling the wood-and-glass doors with a helmet, feet and a flagpole.
  — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
• And who is guarding the flagpole remains a mystery.
  — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
• On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
• On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
• Half-staff is defined as one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the flagpole.
  — Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2021
• The ball came to earth beyond the flagpole for Turner’s sixth career grand slam.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• The term half-staff - also known as half-mast - refers to flying a flag partway down a flagpole or ship's mast.
  — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
• Later that evening, the fire truck began to shake, and a flagpole near the vehicle snapped in two.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 May 2022
• Nix hit the officer twice, once on the head, and threw the flagpole at him, the government said.
  — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2021