red flag

Example Sentences

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Celebrities giving financial advice is a red flag for John Nowicki.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

He’s waving a red flag about the very real chance that SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI will create an “impending chokepoint.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli cruised to his fifth successive win in a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix, which featured crashes and a red flag.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This was either a red flag or a very Los Angeles credential, depending on the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

With the red flag planted in the earth beside him.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy