rank
noun
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
was ranking
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past progressiveof rank.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, their website was "ranking completely normally" on other search engines, but that didn't really matter, according to Shivaun, as "everyone's using Google".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
At that time Menendez was ranking member, the panel’s top member from the minority party.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
Former president of the Issaquah School Board, he was ranking member of the House Education committee.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
"It was almost like he was ranking us," Ballard stated.
From Salon ● May 12, 2022
In other words, cell phone use by drivers was ranking as a serious problem by the public, and, yet, we were doing it all the time.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
