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pennant

noun

ˈpe-nənt

Definition of pennant

as in flag

a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling the stadium was festooned with pennants from past championships

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Recent Examples of pennant In 1961, when New York was a one-baseball team after the departure of the Giants and Dodgers, the Yankees had their first parade for winning the 1960 pennant. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 When Bobby Thomson hit a walk-off home run to win the New York Giants the National League pennant in 1951, it was immortalised in history as ‘the shot heard ‘round the world’. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026 But nobody, maybe only Brunson, could match what Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski did in the waning weeks of the 1967 season when the Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were all competing for the American League pennant. — John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026 The Philadelphia Phillies confidently let former All-Star pitcher Ranger Suarez sign with the Boston Red Sox, trusting their deep rotation despite Suarez being a beloved fan favorite and a key player in their recent success, including the 2022 NLCS pennant-clinching out. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pennant

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For example, one set of flag banners for Argentina and Cape Verde were in Miami at Hard Rock Stadium for Friday’s game while the other set was already en route to Atlanta, where the winner of this match would play next in the Round of 16.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Inside the building, the rhythm of an African drumbeat pulsated a few rows of the upper deck, the fans there draped by the flag of Ghana.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

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The banner was driven from KC to Team Algeria’s base-camp headquarters at the DoubleTree Hotel prior to the team’s departure for Vancouver, Canada.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
On July 1, two people were arrested after reaching the top of the iconic New York City building, displaying a banner and appearing to stage a proposal.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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