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

“Brat” catapulted Charli to a new echelon, dominating every sector of culture from music to memes to politics.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 10, 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

Even now, if Lee attacked en echelon, some of the brigades could not attack before dark, unless everything went very smoothly, and it would not go smoothly, not today.

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