Definition: 1. A row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another. 2. The social class, especially the high social class. 3. Very offensive in smell or taste.
Use 'rank' in a sentence:
1. Rank's shares firmed 3p to 696p.
2. Within months she was elevated to ministerial rank.
3. Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests ─ that is, they did worse than 79 per cent of all children taking the test.
4. He was the ranking officer.
5. When probable manipulation is detected, a spam rank factor is applied to a site, depending upon the type and severity of the infraction.
6. If you want people to compete, rank them.
7. Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its rank fumes choking her.
8. I've joined the ranks of the unemployed.
9. People avoid disagreeing outright with someone of a higher rank.
10. While the need to rank historical causes in some order of importance may seem obvious to most historians, such hierarchies raise serious philosophical difficulties.
11. He could never ever give any responses to his captor other than name, rank, serial number and date of birth.
12. She refused to promote Colin above the low rank of "legal adviser."
13. The house was full of the rank smell of urine.
14. Remittances rank after oil in terms of revenue for the country.
15. This ruling applies to the ranks of Inspector and below.
16. Training is also an easy way to establish the social rank order.
17. There was widespread support for him among the rank and file.
18. He rose from the ranks to become a warrant officer.
19. The teacher would rank the art of all the students in the class from best to worst.
20. Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests—that is, they did worse than 79 per cent of all children taking the test.
21. At 26, he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world.
22. Workers of every rank are told these days that wide-ranging curiosity and continuous learning are vital to thriving in the modern economy.
23. You just don't rank.
24. He eventually rose to the rank of captain.
25. We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks of those already helping.
26. He has improved his ranking this season from 67th to 30th.
27. There is also an association between food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form in the caste system of India.
28. I'd put her in the top rank of modern novelists.
29. He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
30. Under the alternative vote system, voters would be invited to rank candidates on the ballot in order of preference.
31. Most of you will be pleasantly surprised at how high you rank.
32. The trees grew in serried ranks.
33. On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel.
34. At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.
35. The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.
36. There were serious divisions within the party's own ranks.
37. He rose to the rank of general.
38. She rose through the ranks to become managing director.
39. They watched as ranks of marching infantry passed the window.
40. This title ranks alongside the Olympics in terms of importance.
41. Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers.
42. It certainly doesn't rank as his greatest win.
43. He served in the ranks for most of the war.
44. To everyone's surprise, the post went to a rank outsider.
45. Luckily there was a taxi rank nearby.
46. The winning horse was a rank outsider.
47. His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers.
48. The General Assembly welcomed five new members to its ranks.
49. Last year, he was ranked second in his age group.
50. The findings are arranged in rank order according to performance.
51. The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering.
52. She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.
53. This must rank with the greatest movies ever made.
54. The restaurant ranks among the finest in town.
