How to Use flagging in a Sentence

flagging

adjective

• And there was enough of it to buoy our flagging morale.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• The flagging tape that had been attached to it and the knot of rope were discarded on the floor.
  — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
• When all else fails, a road trip can perk up the flagging spirits.
  — Jerry Shnay, Daily Southtown, 10 June 2019
• The most passionate topic that day, though, the flagging state of the BCIA.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 2 Feb. 2020
• Japan has intervened in the past to prop up a flagging yen.
  — John Kicklighter, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• These two helped a flagging Parks and Recreation find its voice.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• This is called flagging and could be used to confuse predators and/or to warn other deer in the area.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2019
• The aim of all this is to perk up a flagging economy and the subpar inflation rate.
  — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
• And yet Disney live-action romps, already a flagging genre, were no ladder to the 1970s A-list.
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
• Both could use a convention boost to jolt their flagging campaigns back to life.
  — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
• Seeking to lift its flagging fortunes, the NYSE turned to its trove of trading data.
  — Gretchen Morgenson, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2018
• Facing slowing sales growth and a flagging share price, Whole Foods was now clearly in play.
  — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 21 May 2018
• The French released him, but the arrest revived his flagging career.
  — The Economist, 15 Feb. 2018
• Edgewell, which owns Schick razors, agreed to buy Harry’s in May, as part of efforts to revive some of its own flagging brands.
  — Gerald Porter Jr., Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020
• That explains how GameStop, a flagging brick-and-mortar video game seller, became a meme stock.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2021
• Profits have dropped amid high costs and flagging demand for gas turbines.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• Their plight paints a grim picture of the country’s flagging recovery.
  — Cao Li, WSJ, 19 June 2023
• Among the four takeaways is the Tide continuing an amazing streak and the flagging pass rush that has reduced the Tide's fear factor.
  — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• That, coupled with the tabloids’ focus on his flagging health, frustrated him.
  — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
• Chou describes a new world of wearables that not only treat disease but can revive a flagging brain.
  — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 18 July 2017
• That growth is at odds with lackluster levels of both new and existing-home sales, as well as flagging home-price growth.
  — Laura Kusisto, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2018
• Tritton, who took over as CEO last year, is attempting to turn around the flagging retailer.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
• There will be single lane closures and a flagging operation, the SHA says.
  — Times Staff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 Sep. 2020
• Housing sales are flagging and home prices are beginning to dip because of steep mortgage rates.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• Marvel’s attempt to revive its flagging X-Men title with a new team of mutants.
  — Oliver Staley, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2019
• The task of turning around a flagging budget department store chain, however, was a tough one.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2022
• Many believe that, in turn, has given rise to a flagging passion for evangelization — the practice of spreading the faith.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
• What Anderson used it for Wednesday was flagging plays.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2017
• As climate change fast-tracks ocean warming, the researchers hope their plan hatches enough baby conchs to help boost the flagging population.
  — Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
• Amid a flagging economy and rising populism, Sholz is battling a new surge from the country’s political far right.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024