echelon

Example Sentences

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Newsom is eventually taken under Getty’s wing, where he’s introduced into a new echelon of society and politics.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

The two contracts put both players in the upper echelon of players at their respective positions, with only two quarterbacks earning more per year than Tagovailoa at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

"Theirs is the upper echelon of that," added Skinner.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Raising his house’s reputation as a formidable gladiator stable is the only path he can see to being accepted into society’s highest echelon.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Everything from the rear echelon to the forward echelon and back was sent through us.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac