flank

Example Sentences

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With easy viewing to the summit of the volcano, yet down off its flanks and miles away from the erupting crater, Crandell established his team at this outpost.

From Literature

Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy, an analysis and forecasting firm, called the Washington-Delhi deal "an answer to those thinking the EU is flanking or gaining speed on the US on trade."

From BBC

The river was deep and swift running, flanked on the far side by brambles, and lavellans—poison shrew-like creatures, whose bite was deadly—were found in the water.

From Literature

And the lobby is flanked by armed guards.

From Literature

On Europe’s eastern flank, the Polish economy has been undergoing a quiet revolution as the continent’s heavyweights have faltered.

From The Wall Street Journal