flanking

Example Sentences

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Flanking the Hunt likeness, the delayed but imposing 6-foot-3-inch draped caryatids represent both “Architecture” and “Painting and Sculpture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Flanking a stage near the monorail station, you’ll find a glistening white tower, the work of artist and activist Nikkolas Smith, who has adopted the term “artivist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Flanking it on one side is a platter of corn on the cob.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023

Flanking those two are edges Uchenna Nwosu and Darrell Taylor.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Flanking the doorway were two armored manikins—like skeletal scarecrows made from bronze pipes, outfitted with full suits of Roman armor, shield and sword.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan