American flag

NOUN

flag of the United States of America

Synonyms

WEAK

American Stars and Stripes Old Glory Star-Spangled Banner Stars and Bars Stars and Stripes red white and blue

Example Sentences

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In the virtual hearing, which lasted five minutes, she said she spoke to a man dressed in a green uniform, stitched with what looked like government insignia, seated in front of an American flag.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Workers on Saturday were resurfacing the bottom of Washington's famous Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with "American flag blue"-colored material used in swimming pools, following an order by US President Donald Trump.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

He had false teeth and an American flag baseball cap.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Rick Monday reflects on the day he saved an American flag at Dodger Stadium in 1976 and what it’s meant in the 50 years since in a conversation with The Times’ Bill Shaikin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Then she intoned, as if she alone possessed this knowledge: “There is an American flag on the moon!”

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri