phalanx

Example Sentences

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“Something is definitely off,” she said, pointing to a phalanx of red clouds raging across her phone screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The son of a Nasa Indigenous guerrilla and an Afro‑Colombian police officer, his protection is a phalanx of some 30 Indigenous Guards, some barely out of their teens and armed with little more than batons.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

A phalanx of Boldúmen, lined up ready to sacrifice themselves for the good.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

The party-hearty British pop star Charli XCX plays an unflattering version of herself struggling to fend off a phalanx of producers, managers and record executives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The lifeguard had ordered him out of the water, because the sudden arrival of a phalanx of swans was making the smaller children scream.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell