Examples of half-staff in a Sentence
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Flags are usually flown at half-staff after national tragedies or deaths of government officials, military members or other first responders.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Flags are expected to fly at half-staff on public buildings.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 July 2025
Flags will remain at half-staff in Hamilton County until sunset on the day of Henderson's funeral.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The lanes reopened to traffic about 9:30 a.m. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom:
→ All Texas flags lowered to half-staff this weekend.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Flags are expected to fly at half-staff on public buildings.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 July 2025
Flags will remain at half-staff in Hamilton County until sunset on the day of Henderson's funeral.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The lanes reopened to traffic about 9:30 a.m. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom:
→ All Texas flags lowered to half-staff this weekend.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for half-staff
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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