flanking
Example Sentences
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Kinjo says that reefs flanking his seaside farm consist entirely of corals he cultivated, with their natural peers "no longer able to keep up with a tremendous increase in stress" in the anthropogenically polluted ocean.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The two brothers were close, flanking their grandmother on the royal balcony or smiling on the sidelines of a polo match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
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 ● Feb. 2, 2026
As he spoke, a camera found a woman wearing an Oasis T-shirt openly weeping — openly sobbing — and sent her image to the giant video screens flanking the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
Opposite the cafe, not far from the main waiting room, there were two wooden tables covered in books flanking a door that read: R. LABISSE, BOOKSELLER, NEW AND USED.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
