How to Use flag football in a Sentence

flag football

noun
  • Some schools will play girls flag football in the spring as a club sport.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The name was soon shortened to flag football.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
  • Girls flag football club teams have been playing in the spring.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Girls’ flag football is in its fourth year and rising fast.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • High school flag football is in full action.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Eight kids only a few years old lined up for each flag football team.
    — Nick Kelly, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Coached him in flag football and tackle.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One issue would be what part of the school year to hold flag football.
    — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022
  • My daughter plays girls flag football, too.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • Jones was unblocked but would not have made the stop if this had been flag football.
    — Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 22 Nov. 2020
  • If your friends want to get active, then a game of flag football is the way to go.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Squash and flag football will be part of the Olympic sports list in four years’ time.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Girls flag football is one of the fastest growing sports in the nation.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Malcolm was kicked out of a youth flag football league for tackling.
    — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
  • All-state flag football player.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • This is his first year as head coach of the Spartans flag football team.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The league has been preparing for a big push for girls' flag football.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The two were friends for about five years and played flag football together.
    — NOLA.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • In one evening of flag football, fortunes were reversed and funds were raised.
    — Rachel K. Hindery, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Her older brothers, twins in the fifth grade, played flag football for their school last fall.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Morin was among about three dozen girls who recently tried out for the school’s flag football team.
    — Amy Taxin, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • At the end of the day, most of the office shows up by the river for a game of flag football.
    — Sean Thomas, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Woolwine was a force for the Astros in flag football.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Girls flag football across Georgia is getting a big lift.
    — Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Sara played two sports for the Broncos, bowling and flag football.
    — Mike May, Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Sherman has since been hired as the first flag football coach at Cal Poly.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This is the tension around boys’ flag football at the high school and even college level.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Many of the Hawks played flag football and Schodorf believes that has helped.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Events included dodgeball, tug-of-war and of course a flag football game.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
  • This year, 44 San Diego-area teams will field girls flag football teams.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023

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