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Flanks in a sentence
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Flanks meaning
plural of flank
Using Flanks
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of flank
- In the example corpus, flanks often appears in combinations such as: the flanks, flanks of, flanks and.
Context around Flanks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flanks
- In this selection, "flanks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, southern, northern, two and martin stand out and add context to how "flanks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include along the flanks of a and and northern flanks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flanks" sits close to words such as amicable, amiga and ankles, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flanks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Messi and Mbappe are salivating at the thought of taking up the flanks. (13 words)
Bournemouth haven’t really found too much quality from balls in from flanks as of yet. (16 words)
Ademola Lookman: he hasn’t been very effective on the flanks but time will come for him to shine. (19 words)
This formation will give us solidity at the defence I opted for Bassey and Awaizem on the flanks of the back 3 because they are relatively young and the fastest of the five we have, any of Ekong or Ajayi would do at the middle. (45 words)
Passing through a sandstone portal in the Rodinga Range we abruptly enter the Simpson Desert proper, its parallel dunes of fine red sand, crashing into and in places summiting the southern flanks of this upland barrier. (36 words)
Moscow has acknowledged retreating north of the city, and the head of the Wagner private army fighting inside Bakhmut has said Russia's regular forces have fled positions on the northern and southern flanks. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Slopes are highest near the middle part of the flanks and grow shallower toward the base, giving the flanks a concave upward profile.
Abdallah Nasser, who lives near Shifa, told The Associated Press by phone that the Israeli military was advancing deep into the city from its southern and northern flanks.
Ademola Lookman: he hasn’t been very effective on the flanks but time will come for him to shine.
A different formation from its usual 3-5-2 as a 3-4-3 layout allowed Montreal to dominate the flanks with pace.
Belle Terrace Park, for example, was a $40 million project that flanks Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School and is now used as a common space.
Bournemouth haven’t really found too much quality from balls in from flanks as of yet.
Crews will focus on holding these two flanks and will be supported by multiple helicopters throughout the day in order to do so.
However, the DUP’s solid vote reflected a tactical victory for its leader,Jeffrey Donaldson, who faced down challenges on both flanks from the moderate UUP and the hardline Traditional Unionist Voice.
In the middle of the zone is the bumper deploying passes, and on the flanks are the shooting lanes.
Iwobi operated mostly as a central midfielder under former Toffees boss Frank Lampard but has since been used on the flanks since Sean Dyche took over the managerial reigns at Goodison Park.
Knowing their task at Monmouth Avenue, the rainbows started well and had the better of the opening exchanges with Noah and Isaac House both causing problems down the flanks.
Kopo says his plan for the game called for a robust attack from the flanks, but it seems the execution didn’t match the vision.
Lewie Coyle: Battled hard in the first period as Rovers attacked down the flanks, the heart of a lion throughout.
Messi and Mbappe are salivating at the thought of taking up the flanks.
Moscow has acknowledged retreating north of the city, and the head of the Wagner private army fighting inside Bakhmut has said Russia's regular forces have fled positions on the northern and southern flanks.
Passing through a sandstone portal in the Rodinga Range we abruptly enter the Simpson Desert proper, its parallel dunes of fine red sand, crashing into and in places summiting the southern flanks of this upland barrier.
Protect the flanks with traps and barricades or create a small sandbag fort up a hill to protect against small-arms fire while maintaining a good sight line on the enemy's blind spots.
The new speaker, who is closely aligned with Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 election, has positioned himself as someone who can unite the GOP’s flanks.
The Pb, Zn mineralization suggests that initial deposition occurred along the flanks of a VMS system where Pb / Zn is typically dominant.
This formation will give us solidity at the defence I opted for Bassey and Awaizem on the flanks of the back 3 because they are relatively young and the fastest of the five we have, any of Ekong or Ajayi would do at the middle.
Common combinations with flanks
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: