flag-waving

Example Sentences

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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

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

Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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

It was very different from the flag-waving, shouting bellicosity of his younger days.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck