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

In the book, there are photos of him in high school, posing with two women flanking either side of him.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

That emotional depth lifts each scene, even the darkest— just as the supergroup of talent flanking Smart and Einbinder does.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

When I arrive to report for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, there are two men flanking the gates of the clinic holding rosary beads and carrying leaflets.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

But there, back there: masses of men, flags, two flags, flanking, moving down the line.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara