flag-waving
Example Sentences
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A smiling Xi welcomed Trump at the Great Hall of the People for a red-carpet arrival ceremony featuring a military honor guard and flag-waving schoolchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Crowds of flag-waving Hungarians have been cheering on their candidates for an election on Sunday, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and challenger Peter Magyar hold frantic last-minute rallies.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
A sea of flag-waving revelers would later fill the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
After showing the president speaking, the programme played footage of flag-waving men marching on the Capitol, the Telegraph said.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
The Duchess and I were two tired mice by the time the Princess rolled out of the palace gates, behind her royal mother, into the sea of flag-waving humans.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
