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[ haf-staf, hahf-stahf ] / ˈhæfˈstæf, ˈhɑfˈstɑf /
noun, verb (used with object)Origin of half-staffFirst recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby half-staffhalf-slip, half-smile, half snipe, half sole, half sovereign, half-staff, half-starved, half step, half story, half-stuff, half term Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half-staffBut to me, you see, it meant also that my son was being buried under a flag that was at half-staff too. Oswald’s Mother Was a Thoroughly Disagreeable Piece of Work|Steve North|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The flag this morning flies at half-staff in front of Engine Company 224 in Brooklyn. With the Fireman of Brooklyn’s Company 224 as They Observe the Fallen|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST The national flag will be displayed at half-staff during the same time. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Tyler|Compiled by James D. Richardson The national flag will be displayed at half-staff from the time of the receipt of this order until the close of the funeral. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX.|Benjamin Harrison
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