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

Behind him, flanking a rolltop desk, were framed pictures of two sets of brothers: John F. and Robert F. Kennedy, and Schiff and his elder sibling, Dan.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

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

Just off Main Street, flanking an alley between two small parking lots, a pair of white wooden arches proclaim “Historic Downtown.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times