phalanx
Example Sentences
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A phalanx of demonstrators circled her and shuttled her away.
From Los Angeles Times
Then, down the broad marble staircase of Odessa marches a phalanx of Cossack soldiers.
Afterwards, Gandhi presided over waves of civil disobedience protests, encouraging supporters of the Indian National Congress to manufacture contraband salt, boycott foreign goods, and face down phalanxes of lathi-wielding policemen.
From BBC
Stepping up to the LPGA, complete with a deep gallery of onlookers and a phalanx of Secret Service agents surrounding her, could have been daunting.
From Los Angeles Times
The company equipped him with state-of-the-art shoes and a phalanx of pace-setting runners tagging in and out to escort him on his way.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
