flank
noun
the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
have flanked
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present perfectof flank.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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In Hollywood, Millennium Partners proposed a $1-billion residential and office development including two high-rise towers that would have flanked the famed Capitol Records Tower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
In recent European qualifiers, Lauren Hemp and Beth Mead have flanked each wing like they did in the last Euros.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
Infrared and stereomicroscopic studies revealed traces of two wings, one pink, one blue, on panels that would have flanked the central piece, indicating angels.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Students have flanked the entrance to the House chamber, waving hand-drawn sketches and signs, while teachers and parents have pushed back against efforts to pour billions of dollars into hardening schools.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
Third, across the line of retreat of those which may have flanked the mountain-ranges, or were stationed south of them, stretched the Mediterranean, an impassable barrier.
From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Sir J. William Dawson
