red flag
Example Sentences
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She sat on the windowsill, occasionally going over to peek out through the front door, but the big red flag she had planted advertising the showing wasn’t drawing much attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One person had to wave a red flag while walking in front of the vehicle to warn horses and pedestrians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
And complicating matters, was it possible my cat could be seen as, if not an outright red flag, a deterrent?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mercedes called Antonelli for new tyres - a decision they had to make as he had switched to the medium compound at the red flag and that would not make it to the end.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Since Communists rallied around a red flag, the nickname “Reds” became attached to them, and the Red Scare got its name.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
