Collocations for "ranking"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ranking" in context.
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rank
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [woman, man, person] of rank
- [has, is, rose to] the rank of [captain, sergeant, admiral]
- promoted to the rank of [captain]
- is a [higher, lower] rank (than)
- was [escalated, sent] to a person of rank
- the [soldier, captain] broke ranks
- the [soldiers, troops] were standing in ranks
- break ranks from the [group, party]
- close ranks with the [group, party]
- rank and file behind the [leader, president]
- [gelled, mingled] among the rank and file
- [achieved, obtained, gained] by pulling rank
- pull rank on junior [members, staff]
- [among, in] the ranks of the [unemployed, wealthy]
- a [spy, mole, newcomer] among the ranks
- UK: waiting at a taxi rank
- ranked [number one, first, last]
- rank in the top [third, ten, half]
- rank [our service, the school, their chances]
- How [would, do] you rank [our service]?
- ranks as the [best, biggest, fastest]
- rank by [area, results, preference]
- rank in order of [preference]
- rank [alphabetically, numerically]
- rank in (tidy) [rows, columns, lines]
- rank from [beginning to end, first to last]
- a rank [smell, odor, cigar]
- What smells so rank?
- that smells rank!
- rank [chemicals, waste, air]
- (clear the) rank [weeds, foliage, undergrowth]
- the [meal, dinner, hotel, place, movie] was rank!
- due to his rank [stupidity, foolishness, carelessness]
- the [team, horse, candidate] was a rank outsider
- a rank [amateur, outsider]
- rank-and-file [opinion, support, outcry]
'ranking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):