flags

Example Sentences

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“Last year was magical,” said Palou, who has captured 10 of the last 21 checkered flags, dating to 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

McCann's fight kit for the weekend was made using old Everton shirts as well as flags and banners from past derby games.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The case they argued, which the administration accepted, is that unofficial flags can be permissible on certain sites -- as long as their display is justified by a historical context.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service, said at the time that only the U.S. flag and other specially authorized flags can be flown on the park service’s flagpoles, with limited exceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

You may have noticed that some of the eighth notes in Figure 1.39 don't have flags; instead they have a beam connecting them to another eighth note.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones