flag-waving
Example Sentences
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The Fourth of July holiday is one of the 12 recognized federal holidays in the U.S., and has become one filled with parades, fireworks, concerts and other American flag-waving events.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Last week, Iran held a send-off ceremony for the team in Tehran's central Enghelab Square with the players cheered by crowds of flag-waving supporters, footage on state TV showed.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Trump stepped on to a red carpet at the Great Hall of the People to hundreds of flag-waving children and a military band belting out the Star-Spangled Banner.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
As a red-blooded, flag-waving, apple-pie-consuming American, I am feeling so grateful for “Dying for Sex,” easily the best show of the year, along with “The Lowdown,” “Untamed” and a handful of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 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
