How to Use rise through the ranks in a Sentence

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  • Women flying the same aircraft had yet to rise through the ranks.
    Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • Over the years, Spitnale has seen many students rise through the ranks.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • His rise through the ranks as a black officer was challenging to say the least.
    ABC News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Shaun continued to rise through the ranks and became Chief of Surgery.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
  • In the art selling business, executives tend to rise through the ranks.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Scholars also have the ability to rise through the ranks and become managers over time.
    Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Duckett credits her rise through the ranks and attainment of success to her parents.
    Essence, 10 July 2023
  • But Copeland’s rise through the ranks came at a critical time for Black ballerinas.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Most senior leaders rise through the ranks by excelling at performance, not presence.
    Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In the film, three friends quickly rise through the ranks of the Harlem drug trade, but their success comes at a terrible price.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Her rise through the ranks following successive victories caused some grumblings in the camp.
    Martin Tsai, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
  • To say her rise through the ranks at the storied studio was supersonic would be an understatement.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Members of the Proud Boys rise through the ranks by engaging in street violence, experts say.
    Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Workers have long been taught that job-hopping is the fastest way to rise through the ranks and secure big pay raises—but the career strategy has lost its edge.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Look for companies where managers rise through the ranks, promotions come with bigger pay bumps, and employees stick around to build careers.
    Lauren Weber, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Scarpelli also credits his rise through the ranks to law enforcement role models who offered mentorship and advice.
    Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Navalny’s fierce commitment to his cause led to a rapid rise through the ranks of Russia’s depleted opposition.
    Laura Smith-Spark, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Nevertheless, Rose rose remained on duty and continued to rise through the ranks — not the department ranks, but those of the union.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Bettison continued to rise through the ranks, serving as inspector, captain, commander and deputy chief.
    Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2022
  • Individuals may no longer need to rise through the ranks at their respective company or distillery, they could get hired in or go to work on a craft start up brand and assume the role.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Club officials counter that money is set aside to pay players who come up through their system and to allow younger players who have been developed on their roster to rise through the ranks.
    Dallas News, 31 May 2022
  • The next decade will likely see even more Indigenous fighters rise through the ranks, fueled by the examples of today’s champions.
    Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Mph, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Williams, who will be portrayed by actress Ciera Payton, chronicles her rise through the ranks as one of the most successful shock jocks in radio.
    Jasmine Grant, Essence, 4 Dec. 2020
  • January may bring opportunities to rise through the ranks, or rewards for your honesty and integrity, as well as a heightened sense of fairness and insight.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2020
  • And competent jerks who rise through the ranks can have wide-reaching effects, especially in a corporate culture that puts more emphasis on output than on how the work gets done.
    New York Times, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Head coach Mike McCarthy has consistently expressed his belief that Moore is qualified to rise through the ranks.
    Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Murphy, though, had a more traditional rise through the ranks, spending eight seasons as the Brewers’ bench coach before becoming manager.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Cowser has seen a similarly swift rise through the ranks since he was taken in the first round of the 2021 draft out of Sam Houston State.
    Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022
  • The obstacles that Mia faces mirror the real frustrations and resilience of women who rise through the ranks in corporate spaces, only to find their voices sidelined.
    Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
  • By securing these requirements, the writers aim to preserve the pipeline for junior staffers to gain experience on shows and rise through the ranks to eventually become showrunners.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024

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