How to Use Jolly Roger in a Sentence

Jolly Roger

noun
  • Why are frustrated youth taking to the streets worldwide raising this particular Jolly Roger?
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In both cases, the Jolly Roger flag worked like open-source code – adaptable locally but instantly legible elsewhere.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The flag itself is known as the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates, which symbolizes freedom and resistance against oppression.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The caseback features a screw-down stainless steel plate engraved with the Jolly Roger, tying together the visual theme with a mechanical core suited for field conditions.
    — Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The Super-LumiNova coated Jolly Roger symbol also glows, adding a unique flair to its nighttime appearance.
    — Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Taking inspiration from the the Jolly Roger, this 44mm watch has both military functionality and a rebellious spirit, with a blackout dial punctuated by a luminous skull-and-crossbones emblem at 9 o’clock.
    — Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Protesters hoisted the Philippines' national flag, while some flew the Japanese anime One Piece’s Jolly Roger—a symbol of dissent popularized by the protests in Indonesia.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The One Piece Jolly Roger Flag is a useful symbol because it can be easily adapted from protest to protest and infused with new meanings more specific to the time and place, said Natalie Pang, professor in the department of communications and new media at the National University of Singapore.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Since late July, as an expression of dissatisfaction with their government, some Indonesians have flown a version of the Jolly Roger skull-and-bones flag from the popular Japanese anime One Piece, which originated in 1997 as a manga and was adapted into a live-action series by Netflix in 2023.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025

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