phalanx

Example Sentences

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Afterwards, Gandhi presided over waves of civil disobedience protests, encouraging supporters of the Indian National Congress to manufacture contraband salt, boycott foreign goods, and face down phalanxes of lathi-wielding policemen.

From BBC

"He comes with a phalanx of Secret Service. This is going to require multi-agency protection. He's not just any other defendant in reality."

From Salon

Weisselberg was arraigned and released about eight hours later, after being walked into a courtroom past a phalanx of news cameras in the hallway.

From Washington Times

Crawford describes the attempts of migrants to scale these fences in the dead of night, break through phalanxes of military police and reach an office building where they can claim asylum.

From Washington Post

Crowds of students marched in phalanxes, chanting “All together, all together, general strike!”

From New York Times