social rank
Example Sentences
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It proposes to address hierarchical orders, social rank, slavery, colonialism, expropriation and the interweaving of mind and body, matter and spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
An individually tailored wig by a good maker was a signal of wealth and social rank and could cost the equivalent of thousands of pounds today.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021
One prominent example, roughly analogous to caste or social status, relates to "social rank" among hyena societies.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2021
Some were cut from gold to resemble myrtle and were worn as headdresses by royals and the elite to mark their social rank and stature.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2021
Luckily for the circus trainer, decisions about social rank among higher animals are not always based on brute force.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
