How to Use half-mast in a Sentence

half-mast

1 of 2 noun

• For ships and naval stations ashore, the flags are flown at half-mast.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
• The term half-staff is used for flags on land, while half-mast refers to flags on ships.
  — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Dec. 2025
• Flying a flag at half-mast refers to a flag on a vessel, not on land.
  — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
• Flags were already set to be at half-mast on Thursday.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
• The American flag was at half-mast.
  — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
• Pritzker ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in his honor.
  — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
• Flags are flown at half-mast on nautical vessels, such as a naval ship.
  — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
• The flags at the school are being flown at half-mast following their deaths.
  — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2026
• What is the difference between half-staff and half-mast?
  — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
• What is the difference between half-mast and half-staff?
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 25 May 2026
• Within moments, her long neck drooped and her eyelids fluttered at half-mast.
  — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Here's what to know about the difference between half-mast and half-staff and why flags are flown at half-staff.
  — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
• Carney ordered government buildings to fly flags at half-mast for the next week.
  — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
• 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
• The American flag flies at half-staff or half-mast when the country or a state is in mourning.
  — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
• Here's what to know about the difference between half-mast and half-staff and more details on why flags are flown at half-staff.
  — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025
• Flags at Harry Collinge High School are being flown at half-mast.
  — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
• Flags around the city are flying at half-mast to mark three days of national mourning announced by the monarchy.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 10 Sep. 2023
• His slideshow included pictures of the main house, where a flag bearing the family’s crest stands at half-mast.
  — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026
• Flags across the country will fly at half-mast on Sunday on a national day of reflection.
  — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
• Some states and local entities may choose to fly flags at half-staff and half-mast without a federal mandate.
  — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
• In San Diego flags were lowered to half-mast as residents expressed their sadness and grief.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
• Flags have been lowered to half-mast at the Manitoba legislature.
  — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2023
• The Spanish flag was flown at half-mast in front of Parliament in Madrid for the victims on Monday.
  — Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
• The governor has ordered that flags be flown at half-mast across Minnesota on Monday in honor of the victims.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
• The President publicly mourned Charlie Kirk’s death, ordering flags to fly at half-mast.
  — Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
• Flags are flying at half-mast to honor singer Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
• But the picture of a British flag at half-mast shared in the Instagram post is unrelated to the situation with the princess.
  — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
• But by now, there’s a design to the show that has the lights on the audience being at about half-mast for much of the concert, albeit often in different hues of yellow or red.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
• Later, Carney ordered the Canadian flags be flown at half-mast on all government buildings for seven days.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026

half-mast

2 of 2 verb

• For ships and naval stations ashore, the flags are flown at half-mast.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
• The term half-staff is used for flags on land, while half-mast refers to flags on ships.
  — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Dec. 2025
• Pritzker ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in his honor.
  — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
• Though her own enthusiasm is half-mast at best.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
• Here's when flags are lowered and the difference between half-mast and half-staff.
  — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• Carney ordered government buildings to fly flags at half-mast for the next week.
  — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
• Some states and local entities may choose to fly flags at half-staff and half-mast without a federal mandate.
  — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
• Casa Cuba has declared a period of mourning and lowered its flags to half-mast.
  — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
• The Spanish flag was flown at half-mast in front of Parliament in Madrid for the victims on Monday.
  — Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
• The President publicly mourned Charlie Kirk’s death, ordering flags to fly at half-mast.
  — Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
• Later, Carney ordered the Canadian flags be flown at half-mast on all government buildings for seven days.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
• However, the palace still maintained a few traditions — including lowering some flags to half-mast across the country during the period of mourning.
  — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
• The Half-Mast The first sign that a deer is troubled comes when that long tail goes to half-mast—straight out behind—and stays rigid for a few seconds before dropping and then flicking right back up.
  — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
• Her nephew, the new King Haakon VIII, also ordered that the flag over the Royal Palace balcony be flown at half-mast.
  — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
• Flags flew at half-mast on public buildings, television anchors wore black, and cabinet ministers curtailed public appearances as Spain observed the first of three days of national mourning.
  — CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026