black flag
Example Sentences
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The group's red and black flag is often used by Ukrainian troops on the front line today.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
An AFP journalist at the northern Islam Qala border crossing saw the Iranian flag completely lowered, and a black flag raised.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
The sky was a black flag at first light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
Others claimed the black flag and its Farsi inscription was meant to herald the coming of the Mahdi, the final leader believed to appear at the end of times to lead Muslim people.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Desperate to escape him, I entered the next building I came across—the Krupp Pavilion, a fortresslike structure whose tower was adorned with decorative eagles and the red, white and black flag of the German Empire.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
