rank and file

Example Sentences

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Doyle said part of the secretary’s job is to set the tone for the agency so the rank and file know what is expected of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The stew of issues bubbling through the transactions is why most of the rank and file at CNN rooted for Netflix to prevail in its bidding for Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

But the rank and file, the “MAHA moms,” can be divided into two broad categories, which we’ll call the individualists and the structuralists.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

He is a strong advocate on behalf of rank and file police officers.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Then, in the third place, the Owsla had lately lost a certain amount of respect among the rank and file.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams