black flag

Example Sentences

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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

The couple have hung a large black flag from their veranda, in solidarity with the hostages - 19 of them from Kfar Aza.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

But the black flag isn’t a call for war, and neither the flag’s text nor the shrine’s statement about the banner references the coming of the Mahdi or the end of time.

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