flanked

Example Sentences

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Tucked into a residential neighbourhood off of a bustling thoroughfare, the centre is flanked by single-family homes, schools, a park and places of worship.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Dressed in a navy blue suit and flanked by stone-faced Secret Service agents, Harris casually approached a cluster of reporters, one of whom asked enthusiastically, “Madam Vice President, what’d you get?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

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

Bound and flanked by the iron arms of a soldier, she wasn’t used to the jerking motion of a galloping horse, and now that they had stopped, she felt her arms and legs tremble.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin