phalanxes
- plural of phalanx.
Example Sentences
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In the past, insurers have deployed phalanxes of angry seniors and run large-scale ad campaigns, including a commercial during the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Afterwards, Gandhi presided over waves of civil disobedience protests, encouraging supporters of the Indian National Congress to manufacture contraband salt, boycott foreign goods, and face down phalanxes of lathi-wielding policemen.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
About 9 a.m., she said, phalanxes of masked agents in tactical vests sealed off the sprawling compound.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
When Swift began reporting on her own fame on “Dear John,” it had the secondary effect of activating phalanxes of fans who went to war on her behalf, too.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023
No wonder he withdraws his men from the sadly weakened phalanxes of the island king, and tries to make his way southwards.
From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Stables, Gordon
