high-ranking

adjective

: having a high rank or position
high-ranking officials

Examples of high-ranking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The list of potential witnesses includes current or former executives from Comcast, Disney, The New York Times and Meta, along with some high-ranking Google employees, such as YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. Brian Fung, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024 Not to mention, as might be expected, several high-ranking figures of the Trump administration entered Goudreau’s life as well, including Keith Schiller, the head of Oval Office Operations for the then president and his longtime bodyguard for years beforehand. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024 Never mind the fact that the attentions of Milkman, a high-ranking paramilitary member who seems to follow her everywhere and utters oblique threats, are entirely unwanted. Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024 The indictment said that, among other things, Sun worked to ensure that representatives of Taiwan’s government couldn’t get meetings with high-ranking New York state officials. Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high-ranking 

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“High-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ranking. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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