1
a
: any of various nautical flags tapering usually to a point or swallowtail and used for identification or signaling
b
: a flag or banner longer in the fly than in the hoist
especially
: one that tapers to a point
2
: a flag emblematic of championship (as in a professional baseball league)
also
: the championship itself
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Examples of pennant in a Sentence
pennants waving atop the tower
The Red Sox won the American League pennant in 2004.
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It is not known if the Dodgers really did follow up on the pledge, but Mays was twice denied hardship exemptions and missed most of 1952 and all of 1953 and the Dodgers won the National League pennant both of those seasons.
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Baseball needs its greats at the heart of pennant races.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
The darkly comic drama is set against the 1978 American League pennant race, which culminated with light-hitting Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent powering the homer that sent Boston to another titleless fall.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Fans of the tournament will be able to buy exclusive competition products such as jerseys, scarves, hats, flags, pennants and pins in all of the 14 host cities in the United States, as well as online.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Baseball needs its greats at the heart of pennant races.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
The darkly comic drama is set against the 1978 American League pennant race, which culminated with light-hitting Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent powering the homer that sent Boston to another titleless fall.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Fans of the tournament will be able to buy exclusive competition products such as jerseys, scarves, hats, flags, pennants and pins in all of the 14 host cities in the United States, as well as online.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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pennant
noun
pen·nant
ˈpen-ənt 
1
: a flag with a usually tapering or forked tail that is used especially for signaling
2
: a flag that serves as the emblem of championship
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