flanked

Example Sentences

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He is flanked by two flags, both the same - black with a white cross.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The restructuring is flanked by a drive to find 200 million euros of annual savings over two years, coming on top of a previous squeeze of 300 million.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Trump was flanked by cabinet members, American diplomats and a delegation of U.S. chief executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

President Donald Trump — flanked by a group of top U.S. business executives — touched down in China on Wednesday for high-profile talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The river was deep and swift running, flanked on the far side by brambles, and lavellans—poison shrew-like creatures, whose bite was deadly—were found in the water.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell