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Instead, Trump offered clemency even to those who had attacked police officers with a variety of makeshift weapons, including fire extinguishers, flagpoles and wasp spray.—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025 On shore, flags are flown at half-staff, meaning the flagpole is attached to a building or stuck in the ground.—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 According to prosecutors, body camera footage and his own words, Barnett entered Pelosi’s office suite with a flagpole and a stun device concealed in a walking stick.—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 He is then seen holding an American flagpole and striking two officers on the steps.—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flagpole
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