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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The club simply dominated for nearly the first five months of the season, only to suffer the largest single collapse in major league history, blowing a 15 1/2-game lead on July 8 to lose the AL Central Division pennant to the Cleveland Guardians.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The first year was special for the Diamondbacks, who won a surprise pennant.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Blue Jays star George Springer’s go-ahead three-run homer, off former Red Sox reliever Eduard Bazardo, gave Toronto a 4-3 lead and their first pennant since 1993.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
That was the swing needed for the Blue Jays to cement their American League pennant victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The first year was special for the Diamondbacks, who won a surprise pennant.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Blue Jays star George Springer’s go-ahead three-run homer, off former Red Sox reliever Eduard Bazardo, gave Toronto a 4-3 lead and their first pennant since 1993.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
That was the swing needed for the Blue Jays to cement their American League pennant victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 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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