How to Use high-ranking in a Sentence

high-ranking

adjective
  • The military said two of the men were high-ranking militants.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Here are our picks for 25 of the most notable movies about real-life politicians and high-ranking figures.
    Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 26 June 2024
  • One way was to bring in a number of high-ranking members of the production team from the original show.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But Biden, of course, is not the only old high-ranking American politician.
    Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 4 July 2024
  • George Low, a high-ranking official at the space agency, suggested a change in plans.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The fact that this arm guard is made from strips of brass, a rare and expensive metal at the time, suggests that the wearer was a high-ranking official.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
  • In Nuremberg, in the fall of 1945, twenty-two high-ranking Nazis were put on trial before a group of judges from Allied nations.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • One such person was a neurosurgeon who works as a driver for a high-ranking Vuvv.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The island is home to the Grand Forest, a 240-acre nature preserve with many hiking and cycling trails, high-ranking schools, shops, and restaurants.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Though Kol — allegedly a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel — is mentioned in the warrant, she hasn’t been charged in the killing, according to court records.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The kilt-wearing major is not to be confused with two other high-ranking equerries who have also charmed hearts.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • Centuries ago, in a cathedral in Poland, high-ranking archbishops were laid to rest in elaborate crypts.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • Meanwhile, a former high-ranking Proud Boys official was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Tuesday for his role on Jan. 6.
    Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Based on the tombs and the treasures within, the deceased were likely wealthy landowners or high-ranking residents, the museum said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The film centers on the family of a high-ranking SS official that lives next door to Auschwitz concentration camp.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 26 May 2023
  • William, who turns 41 on Wednesday, wore his official uniform of the high-ranking, honorary officer role and a tall bearskin hat.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
  • The second half of the cabin was designed for high-ranking ministers or state guests who reside in six Deluxe Suites, and first-class compartments.
    Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
  • The visit by a high-ranking member of the Biden administration comes ahead of the 2024 election, in which Arizona is a key battleground state.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Sometimes, according to the indictment, high-ranking gang members would go to court and pull records, looking for names to see who may be talking to police.
    Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The remains of the two brothers were found in a tomb near the city's Bronze Age palace, along with many fine wares, suggesting that the site was part of the palace complex, perhaps a residence for high-ranking officials.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Kol — allegedly a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel — was mentioned in Sanchez’s arrest warrant but wasn’t charged with the killing before Thursday.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • The top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz models of the era were favored, not surprisingly, by high-ranking German officials of the period.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Yet one high-ranking Wagner insider, Andrei Troshev, has emerged as a potential contender to step in and run what’s left of the group.
    Mary Ilyushina, Francesca Ebel, Rachel Chason and Claire Parker, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Audiences will likely compare the 8-episode series to Netflix’s Bridgerton, as the women search for love and high-ranking titles.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
  • After the violence at the Capitol, some high-ranking Proud Boys disavowed Trump, expressing anger at him for having left them standing on a limb.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
  • Some high-ranking Russian officials have called for a swift and harsh military response.
    Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
  • Grisanti himself is then handcuffed and put in a police car, still name-dropping high-ranking officials.
    CBS News, 6 June 2024
  • Several are high-ranking officials in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But this was the first time that the wild claims were backed up by high-ranking police officials and two Indiana Department of Child Services employees.
    Marisa Kwiatkowski, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Since the statue there went up, a procession of high-ranking Japanese officials have lobbied their German counterparts to remove it.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024

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