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How to use flag-waving in a sentence

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Such knee-jerk flag-waving is anathema to Banville, a writer who despises nationalism in all forms.
They gathered in the street outside, but it was too early for a flag-waving crowd to see them off.
Instead they died in the line of duty and subsequently received posthumous citizenship amidst much fanfare and flag-waving.
Even constant drizzle failed to put a damper on proceedings as the flag-waving throng partied late into the night.
I even had to push aside a few nurses and their flag-waving kiddies because the protest moved too slowly and the market was nearly closing.
In Sydney, flag-waving crowds converge around iconic Sydney Harbour for the action-packed program.
In pushing trade protectionism against China, the labor tops combine anti-Communism with flag-waving national chauvinism.
Drury went down under Muirhead's tackle from behind and after some frantic flag-waving from the linesman, the referee gave the penalty.
The anniversary of the dawning of freedom for the subcontinent is not all about flag-waving.
I did not intend to sound like a flag-waving jingoist, and I certainly regret it if I did.
I mean what's footie come to when a bloke can't make a brilliant save without some flag-waving jessie getting all official.
Now, by stealth and with no political flag-waving, this may be the end of the rich queue-jumping over the poor.
True patriotism is not the emotional luxury of vanity expressing itself in flag-waving, but a sentiment that expresses itself as a share in collective life, standing staunchly for the good principles of one's country.
Furthermore, as a Quebecker, I refuse to accept the Bloc member's flag-waving tactics, presenting himself as the only one defending the rights of francophones in Quebec.
A cosmopolitan artist who abhors nationalism and flag-waving, he was one of the first choreographers to build bridges between styles, ages and traditions.
Traditional music, yodel, flag-waving and alphorn-playing accompany the event, making it a folk festival.
Today, one only has to see the overpasses on the Highway of Heroes jammed with saluting, flag-waving Canadians for a member of our military who has paid the ultimate price and has returned home for burial.
After a parade of flag-waving internationals, a fifty-member Kazakh youth choir led the group in singing. while another group of young people danced on the edge of the stage.
True patriotism is not the emotional luxury of vanity showing itself in flag-waving, but a sentiment that expresses itself as a share in collective life.
The whole exercise may have sounded interesting while distracted by 10,000 buff, flag-waving foreigners, but out of context the cheeseball bombast proves too much.
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But it's simplistic to infer that Scots voters elected an SNP Government because of flag-waving jingoism.
But we're normally a bit too inhibited, squeamishly embarrassed, or cynical to make a big gushy American-style flag-waving fuss about it, except when it comes to sport.
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