rank
noun
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
ranked
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past participleof rank.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rank.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ranknouna number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
Example Sentences
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But on the other side of the ball, they surrendered 478 yards to a Panthers offense that ranked 27th last season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
By the first millennium B.C.E., it ranked among the “five grains,” the staple crops recognized in early Chinese texts.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He also ranked in the top three for dribbles completed per match.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
To try to make sense of Journey’s path, I’ve ranked all 25 of the band’s hits that have charted on Billboard’s Hot 100, starting with the worst and ending with the best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I beat her! I beat her in minutes, and she’s ranked above me?”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
