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
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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In Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, the Yankees were dominating the Dodgers, looking to get the series back to Los Angeles and put some serious pressure on the National League pennant winners.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
That’s when Aaron Boone took Tim Wakefield, a hero earlier in the series for the Sox, deep to left to win the pennant.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
His sliding catch in left field during the 2018 NLCS against Milwaukee helped the Dodgers win yet another National League pennant.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Venera probes, like all of the Soviet spacecraft sent to the moon and the planets, carried along with them small memorial coins, medals and titanium pennants—embossed with the hammer and sickle, the likeness of Lenin, the Earth, and more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 May 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
That’s when Aaron Boone took Tim Wakefield, a hero earlier in the series for the Sox, deep to left to win the pennant.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
His sliding catch in left field during the 2018 NLCS against Milwaukee helped the Dodgers win yet another National League pennant.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Venera probes, like all of the Soviet spacecraft sent to the moon and the planets, carried along with them small memorial coins, medals and titanium pennants—embossed with the hammer and sickle, the likeness of Lenin, the Earth, and more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pennant
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“Pennant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pennant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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