How to Use flag-waving in a Sentence

flag-waving

noun
  • The flag-waving car cruising is nothing new, dating back to the 1970s.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • This isn’t a rally in front of a Confederate flag-waving crowd of acolytes.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • Motorists driving up and down Sixth Avenue honked in support of the cause throughout much of the flag-waving and speeches.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • All that cheering and smiling and flag-waving suggests fun is being had.
    — David Rind, CNN, 3 July 2024
  • Steinmeier and Charles then strolled past the cheering, flag-waving crowd, shaking hands and chatting briefly with people.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber and Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • On-field fireworks shot into the air as the crowd roared its approval, led by the drum-banging, flag-waving fans in the supporters section.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • When 1,000 fans gathered outside the entrance, the squad lined up to applaud the singing, dancing, cheering, flag-waving and flare-throwing crowd of supporters.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • From flag-waving neighborhood parades large and small to some of the best fireworks displays in America, Texans do it right.
    — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 4 July 2023
  • Biden announced his reelection bid in April with a video that opened with imagery of flag-waving, Trump supporters at the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Awards, there was backlash to her supposedly wading outside her genre and into the boot-stomping, flag-waving — very white — world of country.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Gone was the usual human backdrop of flag-waving supporters seen at MAGA rallies.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024
  • One darkly funny scene finds a Trump flag-waving homeowner in Wisconsin incensed with the Democrats for overturning Roe.
    — Adam Fleming Petty, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Chandrayaan 3's landing on the Moon sparked flag-waving celebrations across India.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
  • He was sent to a patriotic camp near the capital where flag-waving staff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and tried to teach him nationalistic songs.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Putting aside political polarization or general discontent for a couple hours as the best athletes in the world represent the U.S. might take on a new meaning when flag-waving isn’t the day-to-day norm.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The wholesale destruction of the flag-waving Russian assault group came as the Kremlin is once again increasing pressure on Pokrovsk, the anchor of a chain of fortified settlements stretching toward the north.
    — David Axe, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • After Disposti’s remarks, the entire group of flag-waving Pride supporters quietly walked out of the council chambers, leaving almost no one but city staffers in the room with council members.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2023
  • The evening ends with a bellowing of patriotic tunes, with attendant flag-waving, blasts of confetti, balloon-popping, and choreographed silliness.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The edits made for a clumsily uneven work of vestigial intimacy and blunt, bombastic flag-waving.
    — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Thousands of Palestinian flag-waving fans filled Dalymount Park, with the proceeds going to charitable organizations to help refugees back home.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
  • On May 17, the whole country comes alive with parades, traditional costumes, flag-waving, and a celebratory atmosphere unlike anything else in Norway.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Under overcast skies, flag-waving Israelis paid their respects as vehicles carrying the four coffins transported them from Gaza to a Tel Aviv forensics lab for positive identification.
    — Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Still, previous Presidents, in similar binds, have faced significant pressure almost entirely from flag-waving nationalists on the right; Biden is now being cross-pressured from his left, and this seems to be having an effect.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The summit, marked by pomp, flag-waving youths and a state dinner, also included statements from either side.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 May 2026

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