front-rank
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of front-rank
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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"She had to be young so you could have lots of children, she had to be Protestant, she had to be a front-rank aristocrat, and she had to be a virgin."
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023
So far, Boris Johnson has not visited Wakefield, and I'm told front-rank government ministers tend to pop in briefly to gladhand the Conservative candidate, knock off an endorsement video and head back to Westminster.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2022
With more than 200 works, and a core group of 133 drawings by the beyond-famous artist — the largest number ever assembled — on loan from some 50 front-rank collections, it’s a curatorial coup.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2017
“The front-rank Republican candidates are going to have to have some carbon mitigation proposal at some point,” Bledsoe said.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 7, 2015
The front-rank man on the right stands fast, the rear rank man on the right closes to 40 inches.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss
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