How to Use pecking order in a Sentence

pecking order

noun

• As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order.
• The 25-year-old point guard moved up the Spurs’ pecking order the day DeRozan was dealt to the Bulls.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Oct. 2021
• But his spot in the pecking order remains up in the air.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021
• By the end of this season, perhaps, the pecking order in the new league should take shape in earnest.
  — oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2021
• In the case of many schools, Texas and Oklahoma will knock them down a notch or two in the pecking order.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 30 July 2021
• Newland, the lead defendant, was the chief of staff — third in the fleet’s pecking order.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2022
• In the pecking order of picture books, Robert McCloskey’s have been at the top of the heap for almost 80 years.
  — Elisabeth Egan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
• Steve Raucci was far from the top of the district pecking order.
  — John Crowley, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
• The game moves quickly at the big league level, both between the lines and in a team’s pecking order.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
• Two questions: Where do the Calvert brothers fall in the pecking order?
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
• Prior to the shortage, the process of a building a car likened a pyramid with a strict pecking order.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022
• Popovich has been pleased with how Vassell had adapted to his new place in the pecking order.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2022
• That leaves Jo Adell and Mickey Moniak at the end of the pecking order.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
• What’s the pecking order at quarterback, and who will start for you?
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
• But the pecking order seems likely to change again with the production ramp in Berlin.
  — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022
• Regardless of the job, the wages of prisoners at the bottom of the pecking order run from 10 cents to 45 cents an hour.
  — Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022
• Nolan was no better than third in the quarterback pecking order for the first three weeks of camp.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2021
• He was benched during the Texas game, remained behind Caleb Williams in the pecking order and is now in the portal.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• With eight or nine wins, Williams would have to amass ridiculous numbers to put himself above them in the pecking order.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
• According to reports, the Wildcats could be atop the pecking order to become the No. 14 member of the Big 12.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2023
• Afghanistan and Afghan lives do not figure very highly in this new pecking order.
  — Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time, 16 Aug. 2021
• The alignment and pecking order of a Dodgers bullpen that entered the playoffs without a set closer seemed to take shape in Game 1.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• But there’s been little change in how most Americans view their place in the pecking order.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 19 May 2022
• Prince William and Kate have new royal titles and are now more senior in the royal pecking order, with William now first in line to the throne.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2022
• So, this weekend could present the best chance to establish a firm pecking order among the league’s top teams after all.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
• The extent of the cuts seeks to leave enough water in rivers and creeks for fish and other wildlife as well as for water rights holders at the very top of the pecking order.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2021
• Next in the pecking order is Danny White with five, followed by Craig Morton’s three.
  — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
• The Chinese Communist Party has set out a clear pecking order in the case of flooding.
  — Pei-Lin Wu, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• What is important is ensuring the pecking order of the cars.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
• Age, injury and the retirement of Travis Frederick has knocked this group down the pecking order.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 27 July 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024