How to Use half-staff in a Sentence

half-staff

noun
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Chris Mueller, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Ridah Syed, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Why do flags fly at half-staff?
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Where will flags be at half-staff?
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Why are flags flown at half-staff?
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • When are flags flown at half-staff?
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
  • How long will flags be at half-staff?
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • How long will flags be at half-staff in Iowa?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Why are flags at half-staff today?
    — Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Why are flags at half-staff today?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Elsewhere ashore, flags are flown at half-staff.
    — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
  • When have flags been flown at half-staff before?
    — James Powel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Flags in the country will be flown at half-staff for five days.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2026
  • When are flags flown at half-staff in the US?
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 25 May 2026
  • Flags across the state of Kansas flew at half-staff.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
  • The term half-staff is used for flags on land, while half-mast refers to flags on ships.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026

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