Below you will find example sentences with "red flag". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Red Flag in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: flag
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.4 words

Words in this phrase

red flag

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • red can mean: The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–... Common word
  • flag can mean: A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a huge red flag 1× a red flag warning also 1× a red flag warning remains 1× ages a red flag announced that 1× and a red flag hoisted by 1× and a red flag means that 1× and a red flag requires racers 1× another red flag is when 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a red flag 2× a fire weather 1× a yellow flag 1× another red flag 1× any player who 1× apart from giving 1×

Common sentence endings:

21 other states 1× a red flag 1× a white one 1× air quality risk 1× an admin account 1× and klamath county 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

yellow 7× warning 6× means 4× risk 3× field 3× fire 3× green 2× low 2× strong 2× white 2× used 2× see 2×

Related phrases

red cross boston red american flag red meat red crescent red sea red carpet red wings pride flag red bull

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around flag:

american flag 18× national flag 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

red cross red crescent red carpet red card red bull red blood

Just after it in the phrase index:

red hat red meat red raiders red sea red sox red springs

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

red cross red meat red crescent red sea red carpet red wings

Same ending:

american flag pride flag national flag

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "red flag" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a huge red flag, a red flag warning also, yellow, warning and means stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with red cross, boston red, american flag, american flag and national flag, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with red flag

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

A Red Flag Warning also goes into effect at noon Monday. (11 words)

Any player who brings his mom to training camp is a red flag. (13 words)

As Bill Foley, the Bournemouth owner, stood frantically waving a red flag, Leeds raised a white one. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

But Margaret Groban, a board member for the Maine Gun Safety Coalition and a retired prosecutor, said despite the improvements to the yellow flag law this year, the law is still far more cumbersome than the red flag laws on the books in 21 other states. (46 words)

Gruden launched his red flag onto the field for the challenge, also getting red in the face as he fumed, but referees upheld the call on the field as Robinson managed to drag both his field while being slammed out of bounds. (42 words)

In the Middle Ages, a red flag announced that the defenders of a town or castle would fight to defend it, and a red flag hoisted by a warship meant they would show no mercy to their enemy. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Beaches usually have flags, and a green flag means low risk, a yellow flag means moderate risk, and a red flag means that strong rip currents are expected.

For example; a white flag means, among other things, surrender or peace, a red flag can be used as a warning signal, and a black flag can mean war, or determination to defeat enemies.

That was the first red flag that I didn't see, which I now see as a huge red flag.

But everybody’s past is different, and depending on what you want and need from a relationship, what might be a red flag to one person might not be a red flag to others.

In the Middle Ages, a red flag announced that the defenders of a town or castle would fight to defend it, and a red flag hoisted by a warship meant they would show no mercy to their enemy.

The Brawley-based nonprofit Comité Cívico del Valle has developed a flag-warning system with local schools: each morning a green, yellow, orange, or red flag is hoisted in accordance with the day’s air quality risk.

But Margaret Groban, a board member for the Maine Gun Safety Coalition and a retired prosecutor, said despite the improvements to the yellow flag law this year, the law is still far more cumbersome than the red flag laws on the books in 21 other states.

Emblazoned on the English side were the Union Flag, the Cross of St George and the jagged yellow and red flag of Northumberland, a riff on the colours of the Percy family once dominant in the north-east.

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The city has made changes to waterfront safety since last summer, such as introducing new educational programs and adjusting the current beach flag system by putting up a red flag when lifeguards aren’t on duty, Quezada said.

A yellow flag is used to indicate caution requiring slow speed and a red flag requires racers to stop immediately.

Gruden launched his red flag onto the field for the challenge, also getting red in the face as he fumed, but referees upheld the call on the field as Robinson managed to drag both his field while being slammed out of bounds.

The ubiquity of the yellow-red flag in Kannadiga consciousness has made the yellow and red hues the identity colours of Karnataka as a state and Kannadigas as a people.

A Fire Weather Warning or Red Flag Warning is in place for southern Deschutes county and Klamath county.

Another red flag is when pictures and captions of people who have 'happily adopted' are posted by an admin account.

Any player who brings his mom to training camp is a red flag.

Apart from giving us grants and of course, loans, they should be able to raise a red flag and tell the managers of our economy that we cannot continue to borrow endlessly.

A Red Flag Warning also goes into effect at noon Monday.

A Red Flag Warning remains in place and critical fire weather conditions of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures makes for extreme fire danger.

As Bill Foley, the Bournemouth owner, stood frantically waving a red flag, Leeds raised a white one.

As you’ve seen in my suggestions for each red flag, the common denominator to all these solutions is connecting with your manager and speaking up.

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