half-mast Sentence Examples

  1. The flag was flown at half-mast to honor the fallen soldier.
  2. The nation mourned as the flags flew half-mast in remembrance of the tragedy.
  3. The ship's sails hung at half-mast, casting a somber shadow on the water.
  4. The community gathered at the memorial, where the flag flew half-mast in solemn tribute.
  5. The president ordered the flags at government buildings to be flown at half-mast for a week.
  6. The family requested that the flags be flown at half-mast until the funeral services were complete.
  7. The church bells tolled mournfully as the flags fluttered half-mast nearby.
  8. The half-mast flag served as a poignant reminder of the loss the city had suffered.
  9. The professor lowered the flag to half-mast, marking the somber occasion.
  10. The nation united in grief as flags flew half-mast across the land.

half-mast Meaning

Wordnet

half-mast (n)

a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress

Webster

half-mast (n.)

A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.).

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a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distressA point some distance below the top of a mast or st

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The flag was flown at half-mast to honor the fallen soldier.

The nation mourned as the flags flew half-mast in remembrance of the tragedy.

The ship's sails hung at half-mast, casting a somber shadow on the water.

The community gathered at the memorial, where the flag flew half-mast in solemn tribute.