flags

Example Sentences

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Occasionally one of the Welsh flags is replaced with a flag related to a special event.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The countdown clock stopped and started until it was determined that the last-minute red flags could not be addressed in time.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A first group of arrivals were seen inside the VIP terminal at Istanbul airport, as a crowd of supporters carrying Palestinian flags gathered to welcome them, an AFP correspondent said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It was an emotional occasion for fans gathered in the city centre, where claret and blue smoke billowed from flares as flags were flown.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A starving Greek community defies Nazi soldiers by hanging out thousands of forbidden national flags.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein