Noun : the rank of captain. ,a woman of rank. ,a writer of the first rank. ,orchestra players arranged in ranks. ,a taxi rank.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : The men were ranked according to height. He ranked the chess pieces on the board. ,She was ranked among the most admired citizens. ,The colonel ranks all other officers in the squadron.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : to rank well ahead of the other students. ,The colonel ranks at this camp.    From Dictionary.com. 

The title ranks sixth in this week's Nintendo DS software sales at Amazon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gamasutra Feature Articles] Reference

Building moral within the ranks is a good and necessary thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Texas Social Studies Curriculum: Out With Civil Rights Leaders, In With Phyllis Schlafly And Joseph McCarthy] Reference

Anything that will get more people in our ranks is a good thing and is not to be discouraged.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do you consider hunting with a crossbow, bowhunting? Should crossbows be allowed in archery seasons or firearm seasons?] Reference

The decline of personality in the Labour ranks is a legacy of the infamous selection process of 1999.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference

One of the newest competitions to join the ranks is the International Piano Competition of Santa Catarina in Brazil.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Play for Prizes] Reference

Scenario 1: Your keyword ranks well for both sites.    From Wordnik.com.  [Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing] Reference

No parallel for Rice, but Moss jumps high in ranks.    From Wordnik.com.  [NFL Top 5s: Finding the league's best players] Reference

Scenario 3: If your keyword ranks well on main site.    From Wordnik.com.  [Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing] Reference

Austin ranks high for its drinking habits across the board.    From Wordnik.com.  [America’s Top Ten Hardest Drinking Cities | Disinformation] Reference

The nail-biting going on in Democratic ranks is certainly not.    From Wordnik.com.  [Political Purgatory - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com] Reference

The 29-point halftime margin ranks second in Final Four history.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Too easy in the Big Easy] Reference

The thin Southern ranks are grappling unseen beyond the stone wall.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lee’s Lieutenants] Reference

You can find page ranks from a variety of page rank testing services.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do-It-Yourself Search Engine Optimization Guide « Lorelle on WordPress] Reference

This petty bickering among the ranks is just what the antis live for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rifle hunting turkeys] Reference

Joining the popularity ranks is the clone trooper Star Wars character.    From Wordnik.com.  [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1127] Reference

You are six ranks from the top, pull your finger out, and stop moaning!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave us alone damn you! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference

Where job title ranks among status symbols for wealthy Chinese consumers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Rich] Reference

This call ranks up there as one of the most controversial in sports history.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freep.com - RSS] Reference

By contrast, EPSN. com that also bid on that search term ranks 46th on the list.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Stephanie Plum is destined to join ranks with Kinsey Millhone and Carlotta Carlyle.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 July 31 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference

And we know that confusion in our own ranks is exactly what the enemy likes to see.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Present Challenge to Canada] Reference

This thing between the Met and some of its higher ranks is getting plain ridiculous.    From Wordnik.com.  [No, Mr Bond….. I expect you to die! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference

Also from the junior college ranks is former Miami (Fla.) linebacker Willie Williams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Four new coaches forced to do two-minute recruiting drill] Reference

In spite of his brief life his name ranks among those of the great artists of his day.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference

Such public disunity in the ranks is commonplace for the Dems, but not the Republicans.    From Wordnik.com.  [09/19/2004] Reference

It was, indeed, by his work in portraiture that his name ranks among the great masters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation] Reference

And, yet, if we authors ever tried to join ranks for change, I bet we'd have an impact.    From Wordnik.com.  [Writers & Money: What the h*ll are we doing?] Reference

Nevin ranks in the Top 15 in the NL in slugging percentage, homers, RBI and batting average.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - All-Star players' picks] Reference

Financial strain ranks as one of the highest stressors out there along with divorce and death.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kari Henley: Budgeting Tips: De-Stress and Live With Less] Reference

You are among the best and brightest and your interest in joining our ranks is truly appreciated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stark Industries Wants You! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more] Reference

Ever seen a mass of Democrats try to march in ranks up and down the square for any length of time?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo Jaquith - “Nevermind that unitary executive thing.”] Reference

I question anyone in ranks has lost less time than he; he has had a few chills but soon passed off.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milling papers : personal correspondence, 1861-1864,] Reference

I worry that this failure within my local GOP ranks is indicative of a more pervasive attitude problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hell, no. | RedState] Reference

That issue and many other are forcing Republicans to join ranks with sane citizens all across the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified for prez] Reference