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

Rubio entered the Vatican through the Arch of the Bells, a privilege reserved for senior dignitaries, flanked by the colorfully clad Swiss Guards, who have been providing security to popes since 1506.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He was flanked by two classic Stormtroopers, who had different dialogue in each showing — one time critiquing Black Spire Outpost and later talking of a run-in with a Jedi.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

They stood out because they were alone; the other marks paraded on and on across the paper, but these ones were flanked by white space.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee