flagman

Example Sentences

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He was working as a flagman near Zabriskie Point, where road repairs require traffic control.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Smith had surged into the lead as the flagman threw the white to signify one lap to go, but it was at the exact moment an 18-truck crash behind him triggered the yellow caution light.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022

If the one-lane construction zone was too long for the flagmen to see each other, one handed a flag to the last driver permitted through to give to the other flagman.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022

Once the ducks were gathered, the flock flagman led and his helpers with white flags shooed ducks into line at the back and sides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2016

As War Admiral walked to the line alongside the flagman and starter Cassidy, Woolf worked to fray the Triple Crown winner’s famously delicate nerves.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand