lower ranks
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.
A pilot program allows young enlisted soldiers - those in the three lower ranks - to get a promotion if they refer someone who enlists and goes to basic training.
From Washington Times • Feb. 12, 2023
If a daughter were to complete secondary school and become a teacher, she crossed the threshold into the lower ranks of the middle class.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
It says these losses are likely to contribute to a loss of morale and poor discipline among lower ranks.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2022
Goldman has made some diversity progress among the lower ranks.
From Reuters • May 13, 2022
The calling is in no sense a "closed" profession, and consequently in the lower ranks it is scarcely a profession at all.
From Rural Life and the Rural School by Kennedy, Joseph
