rank
noun
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
ranks
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pluralof rank.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof rank (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
ranknouna number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
Example Sentences
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Shane, who also coaches the junior varsity girls’ soccer team, is enjoying a return to the coaching ranks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Neither Moscow nor Kyiv discloses the total number of foreign soldiers in their ranks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
However, in the wake of widespread layoffs at various companies that employ entertainment writers, this closing of ranks within the world of entertainment publicity creates an “us vs. them” mentality.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Dyson spent decades rising through Coca-Cola’s ranks, later serving as chief executive of Coca-Cola Enterprises and as the parent company’s COO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Taran saw the warriors forming in ranks behind the cauldron.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
