Sentence examples for a flank of from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a flank of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to military formations, anatomy, or metaphorically to describe a side or aspect of something.
Example: "The general ordered a flank of troops to advance on the enemy's position."
Alternatives: "a side of" or "a wing of".

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On the other side a flank of terraced vineyard caught the bright midday sun.

Among the most venerable of the members-only ski resorts is the Mount Greylock Ski Club, on a flank of the highest peak in Massachusetts.

His suit trousers blustered in the wind, while a flank of 20 police dressed in jodhpurs and riding boots looked on.

He was paid $50 a month, a salary supplemented by the occasional gift of a live chicken or a flank of beef.

Ten minutes later I was released to the "coed quiet area," where I decompressed while gazing blissfully out the enormous picture windows at a rippling American flag and a flank of snowy mountain.

I prepared pork for a ragù (only after my first batch was returned — "These are chunks, I asked for cubes") and learned how to trim the fat off a flank of beef.

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Another night brought a flank steak of veal wearing fresh herbs and olive oil.

Altogether, the ships' power plant was rated at 28,900 electrical horsepower (EHP) to provide a flank speed of 21 kn.

The Kisai Denshoku is an homage to the lights and skyline of Shinjuku but personally I think this watch by Tokyoflash looks more like a little hibachi waiting for some shrimp and a nice flank of Kobe beef.

High on a desolate flank of Mount Fuji, two men suddenly appeared through the shifting mists.

A steep flank of the mountain rose behind the Samatenje, bare and burning, and I asked him if it had been forest when he was a boy.

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