flag football
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flag football
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Outside the courtroom, he coaches youth flag football.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
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
Even the NFL is set to let players take part in the inaugural flag football contest in L.A.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Last year, during eighth grade, we traveled to Reardan to play them in flag football.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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