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
Ibn Auf rose to a high rank just as Bashir’s government was gearing up for its campaign against a raggedy band of rebels in Darfur, which borders Chad.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2019
On these occasions, the regent was surrounded by his amapbakathi, a group of councilors of high rank who functioned as the regent’s parliament and judiciary.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
