flag football
noun
: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play
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In girls flag football, Makena Cook of Orange Lutheran, injured during the girls’ soccer season, is expected back this fall to lead the defending Southern Section champion Lancers.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The league has expanded internationally, has a youth emphasis, as well as into flag football which has increased in popularity in the United States for women and girls.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
With the addition of flag football to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, its traction will continue to increase.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Chaminade has decided to add a flag football team. . .
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The league has expanded internationally, has a youth emphasis, as well as into flag football which has increased in popularity in the United States for women and girls.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
With the addition of flag football to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, its traction will continue to increase.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Chaminade has decided to add a flag football team. . .
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for flag football
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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