flank
noun
the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
are flanking
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present progressiveof flank.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Wearing complementary suits—Beyoncé’s pink, Jay’s seafoam green—they are flanking the “Mona Lisa” once again.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 19, 2018
"Jehoshaphat, they are flanking us!" exclaimed Jack Jaikes.
From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
As I turned toward the regiment, the cry went up, 'They are flanking us!'
From An Original Belle by Edward Payson Roe
"Look out, Captain; they are flanking us, and you are in range," called one of the men.
From The Courier of the Ozarks by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn
“The rebels are flanking us!” shouted an officer in another command, as our regiment hurried forward to the endangered point.
From The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion by Oliver Optic
