be promoted
Example Sentences
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They will be promoted on social media and television by washed-up athletes and unscrupulous influencers paid well for their perfidy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Michael Watts, the agency’s president since 2014, would be promoted to chief executive officer, Providence said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
If Martin was going to be promoted to the regular roster at some point, they would have to cut a player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The new secretary of the Army, Pete Geren, was handed a list of the Army generals who would serve on that year’s panel to select which colonels would be promoted to one-star general.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
That afternoon, orders came through for Brunner and Lobel to be promoted to sergeant, and everybody else in the squad moved up to corporal.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
