How to Use rank in a Sentence
- He rose to the rank of partner in the law firm.
- He longed to join the upper social ranks.
- She's not concerned about rank or wealth.
- He moved up through the ranks to become vice president of the company.
- The organization's ranks have doubled in the past two years.
- The flu swept through the ranks, infecting almost every soldier.
- Several men were selected from the ranks.
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Durbin joins the ranks of 23 members of Congress who have expressed the need for a ceasefire.
— Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023 -
This dire news leaks to the common ranks aboard, causing a panic the Captain must quell.
— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024 -
With his new album, King is ready to join their ranks on the Country Airplay chart.
— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024 -
With a win, the Chiefs will capture their third title in five years − joining the dynasty ranks.
— Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 -
But this time around, the dip has not affected Musk's rank among the wealthiest people in the world.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023 -
The pro ranks, especially on the men’s side, are lousy with nepo babies.
— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 May 2023 -
At the time, he was employed by LMPD and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant.
— Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Staley learned under Fangio with the Chicago Bears and was a fast riser in the coaching ranks.
— Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 -
Over the past eighteen months, Meta has joined the ranks of several Big Tech companies that have slashed their staff.
— Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024 -
Rarely seen but of seminal importance, Passing Through ranks near the top of the greatest jazz films.
— Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023 -
Tyla joins the ranks, leaving a mark on the industry with a viral moment.
— TIME, 6 Oct. 2023 -
The sense that the top prosecutor should do more to fix those issues has helped drive Gascón’s current slump and swell the ranks of his challengers.
— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024 -
Snap and top law firms like Davis Polk and Skadden also have broken ranks to require four days.
— Jo Constantz, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023 -
That proved impossible to achieve, but the idea of a target persists in Tory ranks.
— Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2023 -
The ice cream maker has quickly climbed ranks ahead of the summer, since shoppers have been snapping it up to make frozen treats from the comfort of their own kitchen.
— Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023 -
Despite no movement in rank, the track picked up a 1% gain to 1.4 million in audience in the latest tracking week.
— Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Twenty-two broke ranks on Wednesday, and by Friday, the number of defectors had swelled to 25.
— Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023 -
There was nothing to hold back the impulse to close ranks and remove all outside scrutiny.
— Robert Kolker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023 -
The Roos rank second in the Summit in scoring defense and field-goal percentage defense.
— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 -
At the time of his death, Barroso was a Google Fellow, the company’s highest rank for technical staff.
— IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2023 -
But the real significance of the event was not that another bunch of propeller heads had joined the ranks of the super-rich.
— WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023 -
This is not battle pass rank or mastery rank, but a separate, third rank that will force you to grind somewhere between 10-20 missions, depending on the mission, to reach that level.
— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Two Republican Senators cited out-of-state support for the bill as part of their reason for breaking party ranks and voting against it.
— Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
- The city currently ranks as the world's largest.
- A magazine recently ranked the school as one of the best in the country.
- Students who rank in the top third of their class have a better chance of being accepted to the college of their choice.
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The group ranked near the top of the league in multiple categories.
— Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Kenny Clark had a career-high 7.5 sacks, which ranked third on the team.
— Rob Reischel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 -
With or without Harbaugh, the Wolverines are 11-0 and ranked No. 3 in the nation.
— Laine Higgins, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2023 -
What is up for debate amongst Swifties is what the best Taylor Swift songs are ranked.
— Alexandra Schneider, Seventeen, 23 June 2023 -
When asked to rank different aspects of work, pay and hours still held the top two spots.
— Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Here are the best cookies, ranked, delivered straight to your door.
— Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 26 Sep. 2023 -
India and Sri Lanka would rank highly for being half an hour out of step with the rest of the world.
— WIRED, 4 Nov. 2023 -
The Port of Baltimore ranks as the ninth largest port in the United States by trading volume.
— Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Billboard ranked all 27 of Cowboy Carter‘s tracks here.
— Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2024 -
In 2015, Billboard ranked The Sound of Music as the most successful soundtrack of all time on the chart.
— Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Soccer, the world’s most popular sport, never caught on in the same way: Fiji’s men are ranked 169th in the world.
— Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Mixon ranked 29th in yards per carry (3.8) last season.
— Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 21 July 2023 -
The 2021 season ranked as the ninth wettest on record, according to the weather service's data.
— Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023 -
Acuña got the most fan votes for the All-Star Game and sold the most jerseys this season; Ohtani ranked second in both categories.
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023 -
With the win, Alabama moved to 7-1 on the season, and could likely see their AP Top 25 ranking move up this week.
— Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023 -
Chandler ranks as one of the most exciting emerging artists to keep on your radar this week and beyond.
— Ian Malone, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023 -
With five Pac-12 teams ranked in the top 15 and two others receiving votes, wins in the conference are going to be hard to come.
— Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024 -
Then the researchers ran both groups through a test that involved three food choices, which the team ranked from most to least desirable.
— Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024 -
The jackpot ranks as the ninth-largest Powerball jackpot on record and the second-largest Powerball jackpot, so far, this year.
— Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 10 July 2023 -
As far as dinosaur skeletons go, Barry the Camptosaurus ranks among the oldest and most complete.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Cal was ranked the No. 1 public university in the world for its academics.
— Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023 -
Your three rental brands ranked Nos. 1, 2, and 3 on J.D. Power’s rental car satisfaction study last month.
— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023 -
The Marlins not only ranked last in the majors in scoring runs last season, but scored 85 fewer runs than the next-closest team.
— Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Remember, before training camp Pro Football Focus ranked it the worst in the league.
— Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Polls have long ranked Dr. Suzuki among the most admired or trusted of Canadians.
— Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023 -
Sweater sets became a huge trend thanks to their effortless flair and versatility, and this one ranks high on the list.
— Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Results were then sent back to Nicklaus, ranking the effectiveness of each drug against the cancer.
— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
- You can't expect a rank beginner like her to know all the rules of the game.
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So if your dog is starting to smell a little bit rank, read on.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022 -
There are so many factors that impact the outcome of games that addressing that issue would require rank speculation.
— Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2020 -
The nexus inspires the most rank forms of situational ethics and rationalizations.
— The Hive, 28 Apr. 2017 -
This has been a power grab by a political opportunist – a desperate move that is part of a rank political vendetta.
— Fox News, 9 Aug. 2020 -
Any attempt to model tax liability in the new system will be rank speculation.
— David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 17 Oct. 2017 -
Seneca was a Roman senator, a philosopher and playwright who acted as tutor to the boy emperor and received nothing but rank ingratitude for his efforts.
— Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023 -
In none has the national government deliberately stepped away from managing the crisis or substituted rank partisanship for the sober assessment of scientific knowledge.
— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
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