How to Use capture the flag in a Sentence

capture the flag

noun
  • Give the fight purpose and structure by adding a game like capture the flag or freeze tag.
    — Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2020
  • On the Fourth, there will be a capture the flag game, snow cones and, at night, s'mores and a glow-stick party.
    — Dawn Gilbertson, azcentral, 22 June 2018
  • Imagine an elaborate game of robot-capture the flag, or even football.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is the first time SpaceX’s timetable to capture the flag is later than Boeing’s.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Fred's House was also the congregation site for nighttime capture the flag.
    — Georgina Schaeffer, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2013
  • With locations all over the country, little Lego fiends will build away, nary a dodgeball or game of capture the flag in sight.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 4 Apr. 2018
  • There’s surfing in the morning, followed by lunch and beach games like volleyball and capture the flag, followed by more surfing.
    — Laurie Wilson, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2018
  • Laser tag, capture the flag, arcade, basketball, DDR, and go-karts.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
  • Teams will row across Lake Woodlands and try to capture the flag, attempting to be the first ones to bring it back across the finish line.
    — Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2018
  • Camps for kids ages 4 and up lean into nostalgic fun — fairy housebuilding and talent shows for little ones and games like capture the flag for tweens.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Blazepod's founder developed a series of exercises for the system, like capture the flag and relay races.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022
  • But for the Woolworth clan the farm is synonymous with summer — a place to catch frogs, play capture the flag, and sneak an extra cookie from the cookie jar.
    — Georgina Schaeffer, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2013
  • Squirting watermelon seeds at your siblings is one of those vanishing summer images that sits right up there with playing kick the can, capture the flag and flashlight tag.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2020
  • But this year will include not just a mock hospital but also a formal capture the flag hacking competition, and much more extensive hands-on hacking.
    — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The activity is designed for the entire family and contains a wide variety of games such as capture the flag and team elimination.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Games such as badminton, capture the flag, and spikeball require more physical exertion and hand-eye coordination than others.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 21 May 2022
  • Other adult recesses feature scavenger hunts, tug-of-war, or capture the flag, all activities that require a little less blood, sweat, and tears than signing up for a softball league.
    — Mimi Montgomery, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2019
  • On this particular Saturday night, guests partook in many of the same activities (minus capture the flag), and the chocolate chip cookies.
    — Georgina Schaeffer, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2013
  • The game was inspired by Night Street founders Dan and Mac Reynolds’ adventures playing real-life capture the flag while growing up.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Color wars, capture the flag, swimming and more, sleep-away camps help Jewish youths establish strong friendships, ethics and pride, all of which contribute to a lasting sense of community.
    — Rachel Wisniewski, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As was the case with Dark Forces, this remaster has stunning new cutscenes and visuals that are rich in color, as well as online multiplayer modes like deathmatch and capture the flag.
    — Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • To eliminate the first 1,000 people, the contestants participated in challenges like lifting a large boulder on a pulley system and a game of capture the flag.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The games range from obstacle-course challenges and iterations of capture the flag to contests based on popular characters such as Peppa Pig and Sonic the Hedgehog.
    — Paul Ziobro, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Guests had an exclusive first look at the new Watermoc while spending the day competing in beachside activities including capture the flag, beach volleyball, and paddle relay races before gathering at sunset as Kaytranada took over the shoreline.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

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