How to Use rank and file in a Sentence

rank and file

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Definition of rank and filenext
Synonyms for rank and filenext
  • To that end, the city may have help from the rank and file.
    — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 12 June 2020
  • Most rank and file Republicans did not think the party needed to do more.
    — CBS News, 30 July 2020
  • This means that the army rank and file tend to be more mature, and many fighters have families to return to and know what’s at stake.
    — Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The rank and file is coming around to masks, but the party in Washington has long been more extreme than its members.
    — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 30 July 2020
  • One significant difference between now and five years ago is that rank and file workers are making more noise.
    — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 1 June 2020
  • In the Democratic primary, polls show the rank and file are evenly split among the three candidates.
    — Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2020
  • In most cases, chiefs or mayors quickly apologize for the misconduct of rank and file officers.
    — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 10 June 2020
  • Assistants of course have plenty of company among Hollywood’s rank and file.
    — Hugh Hart, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2020
  • At times, Ramsey was criticized by the rank and file for being too harsh in disciplining officers.
    — al, 2 Aug. 2020
  • The Columbus Division of Police — both its commanders and the rank and file — is mostly white.
    — Holly Zachariah, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020
  • Their rank and file was well represented among the 40 Republicans who voted no on the $2 trillion bill.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2020
  • As the virus has spread, the availability of masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and disinfectant has become a point of contention between police commanders and the rank and file.
    — Ashley Southall, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Per multiple reports, among the rank and file, there appears to be some disagreement as to whether players can make more of a contribution by eschewing business as usual or embracing it.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 16 June 2020
  • The demonstrations and violence have reverberated among the NYPD's rank and file.
    — Mark Morales and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 6 June 2020
  • Like, the rank and file of the committee were briefed late on this.
    — NBC News, 3 July 2022
  • The question is how well the rank and file will accept change.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 17 July 2021
  • Cops -- this is a slap in the face to every rank and file cop in the United States.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 20 May 2021
  • That hurt him with much of the rank and file, who ridiculed his academic airs.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • And to be sure, there are plenty of buyouts that don’t work out too well for the rank and file.
    — Kevin Dowd, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • His share of the presidential vote shows that many in the rank and file share the CBN’s concern.
    — Bob Smietana Religion News Service, al, 24 June 2021
  • The rank and file know a lot that leadership never will.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Such a move would likely meet with resistance from the rank and file.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Officers accuse the top brass of not standing up for the rank and file.
    — Will Wright, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Former coffee boss Howard Schultz was at war with his rank and file over the creation of a union in 2021.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The Dallas rank and file see chiefs who are hired from out of state with some skepticism.
    — Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2021
  • The mayor said a number of issues contributed to the decrease in the rank and file.
    — Ryan Young, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • That triggered ire among the Hollywood unions’ rank and file.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The statement said over 70% of rank and file members voted in favor of the agreement.
    — Theo Greenly, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That helped prompt companies to spend any surplus on the rank and file instead.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Snelling’s stance clearly is part of the superintendent’s effort to win support from the CPD rank and file.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024

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