phalanx
Example Sentences
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Employees might as well work in a phalanx.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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
But he was well supported by a phalanx of twirlers - offies from Will Jacks and Root, leggies from Ahmed plus Jacob Bethell's left-arm orthodox.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
That was the first time I could make out the figures of five legionnaires marching in unison, shaped in a phalanx.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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