flanking

Example Sentences

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The two brothers were close, flanking their grandmother on the royal balcony or smiling on the sidelines of a polo match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

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 • Feb. 19, 2026

Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy, an analysis and forecasting firm, called the Washington-Delhi deal "an answer to those thinking the EU is flanking or gaining speed on the US on trade."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

He climbed the South Portico steps and removed his mask upon reaching the balcony, American flags flanking him, giving two thumbs-up to the helicopter as it flew off into the sunset.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

Anastasia had dropped the sapling and was staring at us, the remaining bonobos — probably the aggressive Pink Ladies Mama Brunelle had told me about — again flanking her.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer