semaphore

Example Sentences

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And do we need so much semaphore to understand our relationships?

From Salon

On the left shoulder, front, a cluster of schematic semaphore signals evokes his years in the Marines.

From New York Times

Today, to help relative newcomers navigate potential April Fool’s foibles, our crack “Now & Then” team shares some quirky codes and stubborn semaphores from “Then” days that persist in the “Now.”

From Seattle Times

We also found semaphore flags, a vastly outdated way to communicate between units.

From BBC

For him, “Underneath the Skin” is a semaphore that signals a presence now too easy to forget.

From New York Times