Union flag
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Soon after the start of the Civil War, Church turned the atmospheric effects of a rising sun, striated clouds, and stars peeking through a patch of sky into a tattered Union flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
About 200 people gathered outside the Epping Forest District Council building where a woman climbed the steps and unfurled a Union flag before being detained by officers after refusing to leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Ms Logan's coffin, draped in the Union flag, was carried atop an aerial ladder platform fire engine.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
Organizers also criticize labeling that allows products to bear a Union flag when they have not been grown or reared in Britain.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Only the European Union flag on Vogel's shoulder distinguished him from Lewis and Martinez, who wore the Stars and Stripes.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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