flank
Example Sentences
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Lyons was flanked by two officers when he emerged from police headquarters on Tuesday.
From BBC
You’ve been up Kindcreek Road before; it cuts through a wild patch of hill country, flanked by fruiting prickly pears and disheveled oak.
From Literature
“It’s that house there, on the right,” Zara says, pointing at a mansion-sized house at the end of a long driveway, flanked on either side by wrought iron light posts.
From Literature
In one room, an emblem of the Greater Mumbai Police hung behind a desk flanked by Indian flags.
Japan is fortifying its southwestern flank and developing advanced weapons, with public support for increased defense.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
