lower ranks
Example Sentences
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Mr. Jordan was once a bomb-thrower from the lower ranks of the GOP who worked his way into top committee posts.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
"The parties must convey clear and unequivocal instructions to lower ranks," said the UN, African Union and regional orgainsation IGAD.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
A pilot program allows young enlisted soldiers — those in the three lower ranks — to get a promotion if they refer someone who enlists and goes to basic training.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023
If a daughter were to complete secondary school and become a teacher, she crossed the threshold into the lower ranks of the middle class.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
He always contended that some aid of of this kind was necessary to impress completely upon the character of the lower ranks those maxims which they derived from their teachers.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
