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flag of truce
noun as in white flag
Example Sentences
In the imagery of Bloody Sunday, the 17-year-old seems limp, and Father Daly waves a bloodstained handkerchief as an impromptu flag of truce.
Meanwhile, Arnold arranged for a boat, under a flag of truce, to take a Tory woman and her children across the Hudson to an area held by the British.
I waved it, like a flag of truce, once, twice...The breeze caught it, and I let go.
“A Titan wants to see you, under a flag of truce. He has a message from Kronos.”
In an effort to extricate himself from the predicament, he puts on blue pants and a gray coat before walking outside under the white flag of truce.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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