flags

British  

/ flæɡz /

plural noun

1. rare the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falcon

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Example Sentences

U.S. jobless claims rose more than expected last week, but still showed no major red flags in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Across Ukraine, military graves are prominent in all cemeteries - marked with blue and yellow national flags.

From BBC

More than 500 students carrying signs and draped in flags gathered at the intersection of Aliso and Los Angeles streets and marched to the jail, where a swarm of police stood behind yellow caution tape.

From Los Angeles Times

"Sadly, we had to bring flags to their families, and say they were no longer with us," he says.

From BBC

Another correspondent said few people were on the streets inside Qamishli amid a curfew in place until Wednesday morning, with Kurdish security forces also lightly deployed and Kurdish flags and banners raised.

From Barron's

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