Examples of ensign

• At eight A.M. both vessels hoisted the ensign half-mast. 

• The boy ran aft and in a few seconds the red ensign fluttered up the flagstaff, and drooped in the still air. 

• They are each one story high, with curled-up roofs, and here and there the military ensign may be seen flying. 

• Two young ensigns were entrusted with the skin.

• Although these flags are intended for use afloat, they are not ensigns and should not be called such.

• If candles are lit before their tombs, are these the ensigns of idolatry?

• Consideration was given to renaming second lieutenants as ensigns.

• Officer candidates went through basic training as seamen recruits, then became midshipmen during officer training, and graduated as ensigns.