highest rank

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Magnus Norton “arrived on the Bay fifty years ago with nothing in his pockets” and has risen to the highest rank at the company’s Prince of Wales’ Fort in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

His second title takes him a step closer to promotion to the exalted highest rank of yokozuna, a feat no European-born wrestler has ever achieved.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

At that time, the Boy Scouts of America said that girls would be able to earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

So I never really knew a world in which it was impossible for women to achieve the highest rank of the legal profession, at least.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023

During the winter of which we speak, Hunter's card-rack was crowded with cards, notes, and invitations, from lords and ladies of the very highest rank and fashion, in London.

From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous