How to Use the Pledge of Allegiance in a Sentence

the Pledge of Allegiance

noun phrase
  • And on the flip side, all of the children knew how to say the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish.
    — Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • At seven, everyone stood, faced the flag, and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Lucinda was kicked out of school for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The general session opened with a prayer after the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Members of Congress take the Pledge of Allegiance hundreds of times during their terms in office.
    — Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • Students have said the Pledge of Allegiance and sung the National Anthem.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • Dennis Powell, post commander, then led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
  • Eighteen rising kindergartners, hands over hearts, recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Washington Post, 3 July 2024
  • That was followed by her refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which resulted in an indefinite suspension.
    — Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Everyone joined hands in a circle to pray and say the Pledge of Allegiance, then Nicole opened the floor for recently released J6ers to speak.
    — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Recorded over a prison phone line, the national anthem sounds more like a dirge than celebration and is overlaid with Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • As the Pledge of Allegiance asserts, our country’s aspiration is liberty and justice for all, not freedom for some to exploit and harm others.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The one item with a large spread was reciting the Pledge of Allegiance; Republicans 84% and Democrats 44%.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Boy Scout Troop 2000 led participants in the Pledge of Allegiance, and then the annual parade proceeded around the block.
    — Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • In one of the trailer’s most chilling moments, the president recites the Pledge of Allegiance while tanks and bombs demolish entire buildings with no regard for the sky-rocketing casualties.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Trump’s rallies sometimes start with a rendition of the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance featuring his voice alongside inmates charged in the riot, including some convicted of assaulting police.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • The ceremony will include a flyover, a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, a bagpipes rendition of Amazing Grace, a wreath laying, rifle salute and speeches, officials said.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
  • In early 2023, Trump allies began producing a track of the inmates singing the national anthem, mixed with a recording of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a few comments from Foster and then the reading of each veteran’s name, followed by Foster giving a special pin to each veteran.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025

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