high rank

Example Sentences

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Those who make it to the top and achieve high rank are those who, advertently or inadvertently, acquire patronage from superiors who prize their obedience.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2025

Begum refers to a Muslim woman of high rank.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

The four non-electors, who will not be allowed to enter a conclave because they are over the age of 80, are being elevated to the high rank because of their long service to the Church.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2020

The evidence suggests he was for the most part celibate, and in 1529 he had held high rank in the short-lived republican government of Florence, which was ardently anti-sodomite.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2018

“If you intend to secure yourself a high rank, I suggest you don’t make a habit of losing to low-ranked opponents,” says Four, his voice cutting through the mutters and grumbles of the other initiates.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth