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

The restructuring is flanked by a drive to find 200 million euros of annual savings over two years, coming on top of a previous squeeze of 300 million.

From Barron's • May 20, 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

Trump was flanked by cabinet members, American diplomats and a delegation of U.S. chief executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Ahead of him towered the Yard’s great gate, a wide center arch flanked on either side by ornately carved turrets and two smaller gates.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield