flanked

Example Sentences

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Tucked into a residential neighbourhood off of a bustling thoroughfare, the centre is flanked by single-family homes, schools, a park and places of worship.

From BBC • May 22, 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

Dressed in a navy blue suit and flanked by stone-faced Secret Service agents, Harris casually approached a cluster of reporters, one of whom asked enthusiastically, “Madam Vice President, what’d you get?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Its famed Research Triangle Park is flanked by Raleigh and Durham, which together had 812,000 residents as of mid-2025, up 9% since 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“A gold ring with a sapphire flanked by two diamonds.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern