front rank
Example Sentences
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"But he's now been a front rank royal for 10 years. He's been around the block more than many current heads of State."
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
The films were critical and popular hits that vaulted Mr. Trintignant to the front rank of European cinema.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
This deal, dubbed US-ELT, would give U.S. astronomers an advantage over Europeans: front rank telescopes in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2021
Carlos J. Powell wasn’t at the front rank of the fragrance machine.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021
There at the corner, in the front rank of pedestrians, was a surgeon who had been operating all day.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
