highest rank

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Magnus Norton “arrived on the Bay fifty years ago with nothing in his pockets” and has risen to the highest rank at the company’s Prince of Wales’ Fort in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Danylo Yavhusishyn fled the war in Ukraine to become a sumo wrestler in Japan and his rapid rise has taken him to one step away from reaching the ancient sport's highest rank.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The pages contained short biographies about veterans such as Gen Colin L Powell, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is the highest rank in the military after the president.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

At that time, the Boy Scouts of America said that girls would be able to earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

When she learned that an exceedingly handsome chief of the highest rank was sporting among her tabu waters she determined to see him.

From Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian by Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake)