flank
noun
the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
has flanked
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present perfectof flank (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A dedicated group of supporters has flanked Price at nearly every court hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
In most of Harris’s events so far, she has flanked Biden, looking on as he signs executive orders and joining him for the President’s Daily Brief on national security matters.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2021
If it be true, he has flanked the newspaper men by a wonderful burst of strategy.
From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by John Beatty
"The Confederacy has flanked the Conic Section, and is trying to escape."
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell
