flank
Example Sentences
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A bus arrived, and the group rode on it for more than an hour, two vehicles flanking them, before reaching another inspection point.
From Los Angeles Times
Bath team-mates Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill, who are both named on the bench, have started the past four Tests together on the flanks but they struggled to impose themselves at Murrayfield.
From BBC
On the flanks, the balance of Bath duo Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill brought a winning formula in the autumn, with number eight Ben Earl able to roam and be at his explosive best.
From BBC
“Monday morning quarterback. Absolutely. I probably could have held off on that,” Nanos said at a news conference, with top FBI agents flanking him.
From Los Angeles Times
The unexpected Olympic gold medalist was flanked by two Japanese skaters who had become more accustomed to staring up at Malinin.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
