phalanx
Example Sentences
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Outside, under the eye of the carabinieri and a phalanx of photographers, the crowd waited.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
He surrendered after a phalanx of heavily armed officers stormed the street.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The son of a Nasa Indigenous guerrilla and an Afro‑Colombian police officer, his protection is a phalanx of some 30 Indigenous Guards, some barely out of their teens and armed with little more than batons.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
A phalanx of Boldúmen, lined up ready to sacrifice themselves for the good.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
A phalanx of the Director’s security detail stomps out and takes up position in front of the Hub doors.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing phalanx
Ancient Greece - Introductory
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The Sea of Monsters
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3
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