be promoted
Example Sentences
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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
The bank had recruited them from across Europe to work out of the Hungarian capital for a chance to be promoted to the big leagues in New York or London.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Both sides went on to be promoted - Leeds as champions and Sunderland following victory against Sheffield United at Wembley.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
From fewer opportunities to be promoted to perceived competence at a job, researchers have found that mothers earn less money with each additional child they have.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 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
