flags
Example Sentences
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Hundreds had gathered around Alejandro Villanueva Stadium wearing football shirts and waving flags of the home team, Alianza Lima, ahead of a match against local rivals Universitario de Deportes.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
In doing so, the DOJ has asked the states to sign onto an agreement under which they agree to remove within 45 days any voters that the DOJ flags as ineligible.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Four U.A.E. flags fluttered from the roof in the afternoon breeze, while a small fleet of roughly two dozen school buses stood idle beside the compound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"They take cars fitted with speakerphones and they give them flags and they march with lots of noise and shout slogans in the streets," another resident in a Tehran suburb told AFP recently.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
When Garfield's train passed stations along the way, local people waved American flags and stood with their hats off in respect.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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