Sentence examples for flank movement from inspiring English sources

"If there is any pattern, it is that whenever anybody gets in power and becomes an effective leader in Washington, the other side, rather than beating them with ideas and philosophy, does a flank movement on ethics charges," said Representative Jack Kingston of Georgia, the vice chairman of the House Republican Conference.

The RR was measured by visually counting the flank movement for 1 min.

Therefore, flank movements in Pseudhymenochirus could serve as additional visual and mechanical signals, which might reinforce the acoustic signals to attract females and impress conspecific males.

Respiration rate (RR) was recorded before measurement of RT and ST by counting flank movements during 15 s and the average was calculated for 1 min.

Caught by Powell's flanking movement, she is trapped in a crisis of credibility, which she herself is deepening.

And a passel of rabbis went over the top with them — or, rather, around the side, in a flanking movement.

To counter a Union flanking movement, the Confederates swiftly moved in 10,000 additional troops from the Shenandoah under General Joseph E. Johnston.

The battle raged for about a week and a half, and on May 20 Grant continued his march southeastward in a flanking movement toward the Confederate capital.

The battle on the banks of the Metaurus (Metauro) River was evenly contested until Nero, with a dexterous flanking movement, cut off the enemy's retreat.

Lee followed up on May 2 by splitting his army and sending Jackson on a brilliant flanking movement against Hooker's exposed right.

But it includes some of the open fields where Stonewall Jackson led his Confederate troops in a flanking movement 139 years ago that surprised the Union forces of General Joseph Hooker, said Blane Piper, a Civil War historian.