Sentence examples of "rank" in English

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The field was rank with weeds. Das Feld war mit Unkraut bedeckt.
He was advanced to the rank of general. Er wurde zum General befördert.
He holds the rank of colonel. Er hat den Rang eines Oberst.
I heard that a gay priest had been promoted to the rank of bishop, but it turned out to be a fabrication. Ich hatte gehört, dass ein schwuler Priester zum Bischof befördert worden war, aber es stellte sich als eine falsche Nachricht heraus.
The higher he rose in social rank, the more modest he became. Je höher er gesellschaftlich aufstieg, umso bescheidener wurde er.
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