flanking

Example Sentences

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That leaves room for all sorts of brainstorming, including Aitken’s curiosity about flanking the development with high-rise residential buildings, similar to the condominiums that have risen next to Petco Park in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

UK government figures from 2024 say an average of 81,578 vehicles passed eastbound every day between the two junctions flanking the Brynglas Tunnels.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Primitive by U.S. standards, the silos are little more than deep holes dug into the side of a mountain that point toward the nearby Persian Gulf, flanking a paved entrance to the underground facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

As he spoke, a camera found a woman wearing an Oasis T-shirt openly weeping — openly sobbing — and sent her image to the giant video screens flanking the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

She was fascinated by the stories he had to tell her of historical troop movements and flanking maneuvers.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin