flag-waving
Example Sentences
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A smiling Xi welcomed Trump at the Great Hall of the People for a red-carpet arrival ceremony featuring a military honor guard and flag-waving schoolchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
A sea of flag-waving revelers would later fill the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
On Sunday, Perez whipped up thousands of rapturous flag-waving supporters at a launch event in Madrid where he vowed to attack corruption, crime and traditional politics.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
Leader Sir Ed Davey was greeted by a flag-waving crowd of party activists as he led a marching band through Bournemouth Central Gardens, twirling a baton - a deliberately patriotic twist on his trademark stunts.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
The Duchess and I were two tired mice by the time the Princess rolled out of the palace gates, behind her royal mother, into the sea of flag-waving humans.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
