flags
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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That helps shield China’s larger banks, which are more deeply enmeshed in the global financial system, from any penalties if the transactions raise red flags.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Fans marched to last Thursday’s afternoon game with Qatar wearing Canadian flags draped over their shoulders and headdresses that sprouted small maple leafs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
The two-story brick building was repainted in Reform teal, a large picture of lions wearing Union Jack flags hung on one wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
All of them donned the Colombian yellow football jersey and waved Colombian flags.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
As I stand at the edge of the shore, I catch glimpses of their flags, the words written across their canoes—some are written in another language, the same language they must be singing in.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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