red flag

Example Sentences

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His mum Caroline Mousdale said that despite having many "red flag" symptoms of bowel cancer, her son was often dismissed as being too young to have the disease.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

A contractor who offers to do the job without a building permit is a red flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“I think they need to rethink their financial plan because that’s a huge red flag they’re off track,” Bunio said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

That is always a red flag for me when I’m reading an OLC opinion.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s a red shirt, his red flag, reaching to pull me out of the depths of the endless sticky mud, and I feel again, my fingers slip through his.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam