flanked

Example Sentences

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An AFP correspondent saw Ben Gvir, flanked by bodyguards, marching with the crowds and posing for photos.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

President Donald Trump — flanked by a group of top U.S. business executives — touched down in China on Wednesday for high-profile talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

A short drive away on Ferdowsi square, a few hulking black armoured vehicles flanked by armed men in uniform send an even starker message.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In the boardroom, Abby’s father sat across from her, flanked by many of the men who had loyally served him for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

When he reached the neighborhood where he lived he passed through a certain narrow street that was flanked on one side by a smoke-blackened brick warehouse.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers