How to Use low-ranking in a Sentence

low-ranking

adjective

• To help solve his shooting, Hana finds herself being sworn back in as a low-ranking deputy.
  — Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2025
• Hegseth and Vance both served as low-ranking service members in Iraq at around the same time.
  — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
• His father, George, was a low-ranking police officer.
  — Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register, 21 Jan. 2026
• Last week, Israel began striking Basij checkpoints, extending the threat to low-ranking members.
  — Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
• Lawmakers in low-ranking states should look to Arizona and Idaho for tips on how to broaden the pool of child care providers through more reasonable regulation.
  — Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
• Keanu Reeves leads the ensemble cast as Gabriel, a low-ranking guardian angel who spends his days presiding over Los Angeles drivers who text behind the wheel.
  — Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
• The team is unbeaten there since 2013, although most of Mexico’s opponents have been low-ranking Concacaf sides.
  — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.
  — Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
• For decades, landing a head-coaching job in college football required climbing a career ladder that usually started as a low-ranking graduate assistant, then to a position coach, then a can’t-miss coordinator.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
• Several low-ranking states in Archbridge’s report have not implemented a universal recognition policy, including Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas.
  — Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025