flanking

Example Sentences

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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

In 2004, he was one of several performers flanking Super Bowl headliner Janet Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

When I arrive to report for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, there are two men flanking the gates of the clinic holding rosary beads and carrying leaflets.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

He climbed the South Portico steps and removed his mask upon reaching the balcony, American flags flanking him, giving two thumbs-up to the helicopter as it flew off into the sunset.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

The flanking maneuver was successful, though some of the warriors were wounded.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III