How to Use flag in a Sentence

flag

1 of 2 noun

• UConn planted a flag in the lane from the tip and refused to budge.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
• And throughout, Gwen is draped in pink and blue, the colors of the trans flag.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 11 June 2023
• The star has been flying the flag for the bouncy, glamorous bob since the end of 2022.
  — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
• The offside flag on a fourth-down with 2:09 left meant Texas could drive the stake deep.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• The city’s Pride flag has been raised every June since 2020.
  — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• The first sentence was entwined with the Star of David in the colors of the Israeli flag.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• The car starts between you and the flag and passes in front of it, moving left to right.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
• After a black truck stopped in front of his house, someone ran out and stole the flag.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• The young country’s flag also hangs over the headboard.
  — Ted Genoways, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
• There were Starbucks and snacks and small rainbow flags.
  — Sandy Banks, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
• This acts as a sort of signal that flags down T-cells that are able to recognize the threat.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 July 2023
• As the demand for used cars flags, the interest in new cars is likely to rise.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 15 May 2023
• One side of the hallway is adorned with balloons in the red, white, black and green colors of the Palestinian flag.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
• The official threw the flag before the great play unfolded.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
• Nick Chubb led the Browns onto the field carrying a flag bearing Brown’s No. 32.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• Behind the flags, a map of Utah hangs on the wall, behind a thin layer of protective glass.
  — Kyle Forbush, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• And wave the flag to say that this is happening, this is happening.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• As guests arrive at these events, they will be treated to a drive lined with ladders, trucks and flags.
  — John S. Matuszak, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
• Perched on a white horse, the musician holds the reins in one hand and a flowing American flag in the other.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
• All that could be seen of the grave from a bridge over the cemetery were a large Russian flag, a Wagner flag, and the top of a wooden cross.
  — Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
• The joke took on a life of its own with the creation of flags, passports, and fake currency, and is still talked about today.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
• Ira Hayes, who helped raise the American flag on Iwo Jima.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• At seven, everyone stood, faced the flag, and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
• The Kumeyaay flag is the sixth flag besides the national and state flags that San Diego Unified has raised in recent years.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
• For fall color, plant asters, crimson flags, dahlias, mums, and pansies in pots.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• Trump, standing, wearing a navy suit, red tie and flag pin, answered each.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
• None of the council's rationale for this flag holds water.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2023
• Because there were plenty of yellow flags about this young man.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 14 May 2023
• The flags of other countries that have supported Ukraine are there as well.
  — Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 21 July 2023
• Just last month, an anonymous donor gave Scheller a large Nazi flag that had belonged to his uncle and been in his possession for at least 50 years.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024

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flag

2 of 2 verb

• At the scene, a person flagged down the police and gave a description of the man believed to have fired the shots.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• The gas grills planned for the rooftop deck were flagged as violating fire codes.
  — Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
• In the second quarter, on a Rams punt, he was flagged for lining up in the neutral zone.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• 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
• The Dali was flagged in Singapore, which has one of the best safety records of any country where ships are based.
  — Josh Funk, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
• The woman flagged down a local motorist who called 911, according to the FBI.
  — Sara Smart, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
• The system was flagged for repair but wasn’t fixed until May 23, six days after the girl died.
  — Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2023
• The Hogs appeared to have stopped a fake field goal run from the 21, but BYU caught a break as they were flagged for delay of game to nullify the play.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
• Vegas is going to be flagged more than the United Nations.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
• The ratings have flagged for the program and only Harlow remains at the anchor desk.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
• Miller went to the parking garage to confront Morris while the wife flagged down a security guard at the complex to help.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
• In the 1881 edition of Truth’s life story, Olive Gilbert described a time when Truth tried to flag down a streetcar, only to be ignored.
  — Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
• Vance pulled over as a resident recognized and flagged him down.
  — Omar Jimenez, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
• The post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
• Officers were flagged down at about 8:30 p.m., and multiple calls of shots fired came in from Kingsessing.
  — Time, 4 July 2023
• The company also removed some content after it was flagged by The Times.
  — Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• The song was quickly flagged as a priority, the Weeknd’s management jumped in and a new video was filmed in November.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• This broom offered very firm, flagged corn bristles that stayed strong throughout the entirety of testing.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
• Sales began to flag in March, forcing the New York department store to cut prices on clothes and other discretionary items.
  — Anne D'innocenzio, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
• And yet, the seven videos that Media Matters flagged in its report are still garnering likes and shares on TikTok.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 May 2023
• After the stabbing, the man got off the trolley and flagged MTS security for help, according to police.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
• Veteran tight end Gerald Everett lined up offside and was flagged for it.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
• The report said that a flooring problem was flagged during setup and that towers had to be rebuilt, but were still shifting overnight.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• Amin allegedly tried to flee the scene, but the victim and his friends followed him and flagged down a police officer who caught up to Amin and arrested him.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
• Officials didn’t flag him until the final two-minute warning.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
• In the House, Johnson’s Speakership is barely a hundred days old, and already flagging.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
• Teachers unions have warned of flagging morale, and there are signs lately that more educators are heading for the exits.
  — Marc Levy, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Some users have already flagged issues with the headsets, too, complaining about a lack of comfort and subpar features.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
• Even the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board flagged this as a bad idea.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
• Residents then flagged down first responders about another attack on the same street, Hanley said.
  — Kathleen Foody, arkansasonline.com, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024