How to Use flagging in a Sentence

flagging

adjective
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  • And there was enough of it to buoy our flagging morale.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The flagging tape that had been attached to it and the knot of rope were discarded on the floor.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
  • When all else fails, a road trip can perk up the flagging spirits.
    — Jerry Shnay, Daily Southtown, 10 June 2019
  • The most passionate topic that day, though, the flagging state of the BCIA.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Japan has intervened in the past to prop up a flagging yen.
    — John Kicklighter, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • These two helped a flagging Parks and Recreation find its voice.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • This is called flagging and could be used to confuse predators and/or to warn other deer in the area.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2019
  • The aim of all this is to perk up a flagging economy and the subpar inflation rate.
    — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
  • And yet Disney live-action romps, already a flagging genre, were no ladder to the 1970s A-list.
    — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
  • Both could use a convention boost to jolt their flagging campaigns back to life.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Seeking to lift its flagging fortunes, the NYSE turned to its trove of trading data.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Facing slowing sales growth and a flagging share price, Whole Foods was now clearly in play.
    — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 21 May 2018
  • The French released him, but the arrest revived his flagging career.
    — The Economist, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Edgewell, which owns Schick razors, agreed to buy Harry’s in May, as part of efforts to revive some of its own flagging brands.
    — Gerald Porter Jr., Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020
  • That explains how GameStop, a flagging brick-and-mortar video game seller, became a meme stock.
    — Scott Nover, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Profits have dropped amid high costs and flagging demand for gas turbines.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Their plight paints a grim picture of the country’s flagging recovery.
    — Cao Li, WSJ, 19 June 2023
  • Among the four takeaways is the Tide continuing an amazing streak and the flagging pass rush that has reduced the Tide's fear factor.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • That, coupled with the tabloids’ focus on his flagging health, frustrated him.
    — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Chou describes a new world of wearables that not only treat disease but can revive a flagging brain.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 18 July 2017
  • That growth is at odds with lackluster levels of both new and existing-home sales, as well as flagging home-price growth.
    — Laura Kusisto, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Tritton, who took over as CEO last year, is attempting to turn around the flagging retailer.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
  • There will be single lane closures and a flagging operation, the SHA says.
    — Times Staff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Housing sales are flagging and home prices are beginning to dip because of steep mortgage rates.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Marvel’s attempt to revive its flagging X-Men title with a new team of mutants.
    — Oliver Staley, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The task of turning around a flagging budget department store chain, however, was a tough one.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Many believe that, in turn, has given rise to a flagging passion for evangelization — the practice of spreading the faith.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
  • What Anderson used it for Wednesday was flagging plays.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2017
  • China’s flagging economy — and Kanye West — give each other a helping hand.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Amid a flagging economy and rising populism, Sholz is battling a new surge from the country’s political far right.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024

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