tattered flag
Frequency: 4.52.1 per million words
A flag that is old and torn.
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Examples (20)
- A tattered flag hung from the roof of the burned-out building.
- The old fortress still flew a tattered flag as a symbol of its past.
- The old veteran clutched a tattered flag during the memorial service.
- After the storm, only a tattered flag remained on the flagpole.
- Wind whipped the tattered flag that had flown through countless storms.
- He saluted the tattered flag with deep respect.
- They decided to replace the tattered flag with a new one for the ceremony.
- A tattered flag fluttered defiantly above the ruined building.
- The tattered flag told the story of decades of faithful service.
- They carefully preserved the tattered flag from the battlefield.
- Children stared at the tattered flag hanging above the abandoned fort.
- The wind whipped the tattered flag against the mast.
- Despite its worn condition, the tattered flag still inspired respect.
- She noticed the tattered flag hanging sadly from the porch.
- The museum displayed a tattered flag from the Civil War era.
- Despite its condition, the tattered flag still represented their hope.
- Protesters carried a tattered flag as a symbol of their struggle.
- Historians studied the tattered flag for clues about the war.
- The lighthouse keeper lowered the tattered flag at sunset each day.
- We replaced the old, tattered flag with a new one last week.