Example sentences for: flank

How can you use “flank” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Flank marking is a scent marking behavior involved in olfactory communication [ 3 ] , and is characterized by arching the back and rubbing the flank glands vigorously against objects in the environment.

  • Grand but run-down buildings, with fading flamingo-pink and lime-green façades and ornate columns, flank a raised promenade of laurels, gas lamps, and marble benches.

  • In the present experiments, AVP-induced grooming and flank marking behaviors were tested in hamsters exposed to chronic treatment with psychotropic drugs shown in preclinical and clinical studies to be effective in the treatment of OCD [ 20 28 ] . The results show differential responsiveness to these treatments.

  • While bouts of grooming are coincident with flank marking, the selective inhibition of flank marking and not grooming by clomipramine and fluoxetine suggest the two behaviors employ different neuronal networks and neurochemical signals for their control.

  • Turn right at this intersection, and then left where two lions flank a passage leading to a striking white Buddhist stupa in a large courtyard.


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