How to Use flag-waving in a Sentence

flag-waving

noun
  • The stands were packed with flag-waving fans.
    — Pat Graham, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
  • All that cheering and smiling and flag-waving suggests fun is being had.
    — David Rind, CNN, 3 July 2024
  • This isn’t a rally in front of a Confederate flag-waving crowd of acolytes.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • The flag-waving car cruising is nothing new, dating back to the 1970s.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • The summit, marked by pomp, flag-waving youths and a state dinner, also included statements from either side.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Within hours, what promptly swung into action was a massive propaganda flag-waving event.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
  • But the flag-waving takes on a different meaning in his tweet, making Sosa part of the propaganda machine.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Additionally, all of these flag-waving insects are known to feed on toxic passionflower vines.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Strait to Hell, a high-octane, flag-waving, boots-on-the-ground simulator where freedom isn’t debated, it’s deployed.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
  • 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
  • Leo, wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, thrilled the flag-waving masses by arriving at the presidential palace in his open-sided popemobile.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Leo, wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, thrilled the flag-waving masses by arriving at the presidential palace in his open-sided popemobile.
    — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Skills could still be admired, but the flag-waving, face-painting, arm-thrusting, chanting, singing, and taunting might reasonably have seemed destined for extinction.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The edits made for a clumsily uneven work of vestigial intimacy and blunt, bombastic flag-waving.
    — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Chandrayaan 3's landing on the Moon sparked flag-waving celebrations across India.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Amid a sea of flag-waving and soccer-style chanting from large crowds that exceeded expectations, violent clashes with police led to dozens of arrests.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, Leo thrilled the flag-waving masses by arriving at the presidential palace in his open-sided popemobile.
    — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Edgecombe playing in front of a large, flag-waving contingent that traveled over from his native Bahamas for the 76ers’ lone visit of the season.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Gone was the usual human backdrop of flag-waving supporters seen at MAGA rallies.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024
  • The team rolled into Lawrence after midnight on June 8, greeted by flag-waving fans who waited out thunderstorms just to watch the players arrive.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The flag-waving, the face paint, the pugnacious songs, the banners, the bellicose taunts at the opponents, the arms flung out in unison foster a collective spirit that can turn violent at times.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • For now, Venezuelans don’t know who is running their country, even as Venezuelan news networks broadcast images of celebratory flag-waving in the streets.
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
  • During pregame warmups David Beckham and the Mas brothers walked toward the end-zone where all the most rabid fans do the flag-waving and drum-beating and raised their hands to applaud the cheering fans.
    — Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • That sentiment echoed throughout the stadium in excited conversations, joyful flag-waving, and great whooping call-and-responses.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
  • 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

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