echelon

Example Sentences

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Newsom is eventually taken under Getty’s wing, where he’s introduced into a new echelon of society and politics.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

"Theirs is the upper echelon of that," added Skinner.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Raising his house’s reputation as a formidable gladiator stable is the only path he can see to being accepted into society’s highest echelon.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

This season, the women attempt to launch themselves into a higher echelon in the entertainment industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

But it was the point of an echelon attack.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara