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Flanked in a sentence
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Flanked meaning
Having a particulary kind of flank.
Example types with flanked
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He speaks at a podium flanked by teleprompters. (8 words)
Kim, flanked by his young daughter, looked on smiling and clapping. (11 words)
Kate Dowling flanked by her Narre Warren teammates ahead of her big game. (13 words)
Flanked by the ever-regal Queen Mother and Princess Margaret on either side, the young heir to the throne was described as “unusually solemn” in the image caption, his elbow resting on a ledge with a balled-up fist propping up his tired head. (44 words)
In Legends, the next rank up is Captain in the second era, and it is represented by a trio of red tiles above a trio of blue tiles, flanked on the right by a single code cylinder. (37 words)
Flanked by several Congress MLAs at a rally here on Monday, dissident leader served notice on Rajasthan Chief Minister -– agree to their demands by the month-end or face a state-wide agitation. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few hours later, I wandered through the historic French Quarter, flanked by other tourists searching for a thrill.
All external partners are asked not to interfere," Tchiani, flanked by soldiers, said in the televised statement.
Appearing in the court for a 30-minute hearing, the boy, who stood in a glass-fronted dock flanked by two security officers, confirmed his identity.
At my home-office desk, I have three screens: that of my employer-supplied Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, raised to about eye level with a stand, and flanked by 27-inch monitors.
Biden was flanked by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is Jewish, and Vice President Kamala Harris, whose husband, Doug Emhoff, is Jewish.
Bodyguards flanked the car Katie was travelling the streets in as fans screamed and tapped on the window, hoping to get a glimpse of the now mum-of-five.
Challenge 2 Change founder Terry Williams, at the podium, with his wife, Marcia, is flanked by elected officials and community leaders; as he talks about the importance of their work.
DuPage Rail Safety Council Chair Lanny Wilson is flanked by local mayors and lawmakers as he outlines concerns about a merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway.
Flanked by several Congress MLAs at a rally here on Monday, dissident leader served notice on Rajasthan Chief Minister -– agree to their demands by the month-end or face a state-wide agitation.
Flanked by the ever-regal Queen Mother and Princess Margaret on either side, the young heir to the throne was described as “unusually solemn” in the image caption, his elbow resting on a ledge with a balled-up fist propping up his tired head.
Flanked by two backing dancers on a stage, Junior performed in front of an intimate crowd who were clearly fans of the 17-year-old's debut song as they sang along.
He helped organize mass biracial political meetings to which hundreds of extended families would march, flanked by former union and confederate soldiers carrying guns to protect them from attacks by white supremacists.
He’s flanked by sarcastic observations about his tics (“wipes snot” or “bobbles head”) or misleading or disputable shots at his policies (“Ron defends slavery” or “gaslight Covid record”).
He speaks at a podium flanked by teleprompters.
He stroked his chocolate, he flapped it, he made Gardner sniff it, he flanked it.
In Legends, the next rank up is Captain in the second era, and it is represented by a trio of red tiles above a trio of blue tiles, flanked on the right by a single code cylinder.
In one photo, the pretty bridesmaids flanked Nkiru on both sides as they rocked simple off-shoulder yellow dresses with thigh-high openings.
Kate Dowling flanked by her Narre Warren teammates ahead of her big game.
Kim, flanked by his young daughter, looked on smiling and clapping.
Lee (centre) flanked by Master Lui (left) and the society’s chairman Chua Soon Teng lights a candle during the prayer session at the temple on Canada Hill yesterday.
Common combinations with flanked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- flanked by 180×
- is flanked 16×
- was flanked 14×
- and flanked 6×
- flanked the 5×
- trump flanked 5×
- be flanked 4×
- flanked on 3×
- centre flanked 3×
- said flanked 3×