Sentence examples for hoisted the flag from inspiring English sources

Then he served on Sir Theophilus Shepstone's staff and himself hoisted the flag at the brief first annexation of the Transvaal (1877 81).

One of Komburov's first priorities is to investigate the pro-separatist rally on May 14th that hoisted the flag of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Well, we hoisted the flag, watched the seagulls riding the currents, and spied on the gannet colony on the nearby island of Les Etacs.

The rebels hoisted the flag of the Republic of the South Moluc cas, which was proclaimed in 1950 by rebels in a group of islands between Celebes and New Guinea resisting consolida tion into Indonesia.

On Sept. 19, before gliding past the Statue of Liberty and into the Atlantic Ocean, the offshore sailor and educator Rich Wilson hoisted the flag of New York State into the rigging of his 53-foot trimaran Great American II.

For far too long the intelligence agencies of the US – and Britain – have been allowed to hide behind a wall of secrecy as they hoisted the flag of "national security" before which everyone else must genuflect.

The eight military generals first hoisted the flag-draped casket on to their shoulders with some difficulty, then manoeuvred it into the grave.

Three hours after they moved in, police hoisted the flags of Brazil and Rio to show the authorities were now in control of the neighbourhoods, after decades of domination by drugs gangs.

A team of four to six men, led by Lt. Pasco, would have prepared and hoisted the flags onboard Lord Nelson's flagship.

In the midst of this chaos, Cofresí freely hoisted the flags of Spain and Colombia, sailing under them with the intent of approaching unsuspecting ships before plundering their cargo.

But the men and women who had lobbied to hoist the flag refused the offer.