How to Use high-ranking in a Sentence
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The military said two of the men were high-ranking militants.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2023
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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
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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
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Most of their high-ranking members in Québec were in jail or waiting to go on trial for their part in that province’s biker war of the 1990s.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
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But Biden, of course, is not the only old high-ranking American politician.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 4 July 2024
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Even high-ranking German politicians have scorned the Senate’s plan.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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And once again the leaders of China and Russia will skip it all, sending high-ranking ministers to speak in their stead.
—Richard Roth, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
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The high-ranking Haitian officer had received the frantic call for help from the president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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George Low, a high-ranking official at the space agency, suggested a change in plans.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
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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
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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
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Anyone would have been able to find the whereabouts of the high-ranking business figure with a few quick Google searches, according to D’Amico.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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One such person was a neurosurgeon who works as a driver for a high-ranking Vuvv.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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But East’s nine and eight of clubs had a suit-preference implication: high club spots to suggest an entry in spades, the high-ranking suit.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
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Centuries ago, in a cathedral in Poland, high-ranking archbishops were laid to rest in elaborate crypts.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The film also touches on theories in the real-life case that Dutroux was part of a larger paedophile ring with connections to high-ranking figures.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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