flag down
Example Sentences
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A 71-year-old retired public servant at the same training session as Hwang recalled spending over 30 minutes trying to flag down a taxi on a busy Seoul street.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Peterson has shown flashes of brilliance, but has also missed time with mysterious injuries and seen his play flag down the stretch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
The decision to take the flag down outside City Hall came just days after the New York Times reported that the flag was flown outside of U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
Manchester City defender John Stones limped off with an ankle injury sustained after the assistant referee had kept his flag down as Beto ran through on goal despite being offside.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
Wandering into the lumberyard behind the store, I flag down a fellow identified as Raymond by his ID badge, who offers to walk me to the personnel office.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
