flank
noun
the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
were flanking
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past progressiveof flank.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In 1940, just two centuries after Frederick succeeded to the throne of Prussia, superb German armies were flanking the Maginot Line and swiftly conquering France.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We knew some of the buildings in the neighborhood that were flanking the target," the intelligence official continues.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were flanking a car shaped like a big boot and another one that looked like a pouncing cat.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Lilly Lalee was on the top of the sea-kit; Snowball and Ben Brace were flanking it, one at each end.
From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Mayne Reid
Tor di Nona and Tor Sanguigna were flanking towers to the Orsini stronghold.
From Rome by Hope Malleson
