hierarchy

Example Sentences

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Despite the tension, Chelsea sources say the hierarchy still respected much of Maresca's work with the players and he remained popular with the majority of the dressing room.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"A formal hierarchy still remains in Tehran, but in practice, power and authority are likely exercised in a more fragmented and diffuse manner," said Sabet.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In the series’ hierarchy of importance, love comes before work, but friendship, as the Spice Girls sang, is the real prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

It reached the point where Slot and the Liverpool hierarchy were more than fine with Salah terminating his contract a year early, to leave on a free this summer.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Still, in the hierarchy of things, a poem seemed much more important than a potty that played music when a toilet-training toddler went in its bowl.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez