echelons
Example Sentences
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They could not quite make the biggest leap of all, but they were firmly ensconced in the upper echelons.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Worldwide, the number of equine clones born a year pales in comparison to traditionally-bred horses, but those clones—and their offspring—are starting to emerge in the top echelons of different equestrian disciplines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
McMaster and several other creative colonels, who, at least for a little while, turned around both the Iraq War and the upper echelons of the U.S.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Lowery explores the wounds inflicted by fame’s piercing orbit, implying that absolution isn’t attained by climbing stardom’s echelons, but by falling just before reaching the top, hitting every last regret on the way down.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Here I think I should remind you that my family is long-established in rather the upper echelons of the British aristocracy.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
