Examples of the Union Jack in a Sentence
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The Vig took over the property that previously housed the Union Jack restaurant.
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
More than 30 years before Singapore’s founding, the Union Jack flew over the state of Penang, across a narrow strait from where the E&O eased to a stop at Butterworth station.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
In 1892, the British Admiralty officially allowed Canadian commercial ships to fly a red flag that was known as the Canadian Red Ensign, with the Union Jack in one corner and a smaller shield of Canada that underwent many design changes.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Debate continues to swirl over whether to commemorate January 26, the date that British Royal Navy officer Arthur Phillip crossed Sydney Cove in 1788, planting the Union Jack to proclaim the new colony for the Crown.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
More than 30 years before Singapore’s founding, the Union Jack flew over the state of Penang, across a narrow strait from where the E&O eased to a stop at Butterworth station.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
In 1892, the British Admiralty officially allowed Canadian commercial ships to fly a red flag that was known as the Canadian Red Ensign, with the Union Jack in one corner and a smaller shield of Canada that underwent many design changes.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Debate continues to swirl over whether to commemorate January 26, the date that British Royal Navy officer Arthur Phillip crossed Sydney Cove in 1788, planting the Union Jack to proclaim the new colony for the Crown.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for the Union Jack
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“The Union Jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Union%20Jack. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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