flag football
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flag football
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss., told this story last year: When the future Chargers wideoout was 6, his mother signed him up for flag football in Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Four new Olympic sports — flag football, lacrosse, softball and squash — sold all their available inventory for the first drop.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Major events have been canceled, including an F1 race, a capital markets forum and a flag football event featuring Tom Brady.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
It was a delicious twist: a big, fancy flag football tournament in Los Angeles, NFL stars everywhere, plus some retired goats like Tom Brady.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
He felt it when he had to stop playing flag football because his body couldn’t take it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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