white flag

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A flag of plain white, used as a symbol of surrender or truce.

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Examples (10)

  • The soldiers raised a white flag to signal their surrender.
  • When the negotiations failed, they waved a white flag from the fortress.
  • The enemy forces displayed a white flag to request a ceasefire.
  • A white flag was hoisted above the embassy during the crisis.
  • The general ordered his troops to show a white flag to avoid further bloodshed.
  • They approached the enemy lines carrying a white flag of truce.
  • The white flag fluttered in the wind as a symbol of peace.
  • After hours of fighting, both sides agreed to honor the white flag.
  • The captain flew a white flag to indicate his ship's peaceful intentions.
  • A makeshift white flag was created from a torn bedsheet during the siege.