flanking

Example Sentences

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The activity in question will come from the sculpture being directly alongside the building’s main cafe, with outdoor tables flanking the fountain’s edge, and just a stone’s throw from the W.M.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Primitive by U.S. standards, the silos are little more than deep holes dug into the side of a mountain that point toward the nearby Persian Gulf, flanking a paved entrance to the underground facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A bus arrived, and the group rode on it for more than an hour, two vehicles flanking them, before reaching another inspection point.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

When I arrive to report for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, there are two men flanking the gates of the clinic holding rosary beads and carrying leaflets.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

When I enter the tent, Mazen stops speaking to the two men flanking him.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir