How to Use seniority in a Sentence

seniority

noun
  • He has worked here longer than I have, so he has seniority over me.
  • Promotions are based on merit and seniority.
  • Calvin will take nights while dad, who has seniority in more ways than one, works days.
    — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Young’s rise in seniority and stature did little to smooth his rough edges.
    — Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Her work and seniority suggests that she should have been made a partner a while back.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The staff union has also sought a wage scale that would increase with seniority.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The range and seniority of people who talk about it is striking.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 5 May 2024
  • Union seniority and the rights of all our members will be honored.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Each time there is a change on the court, the justices shift seats on the bench to reflect their seniority.
    — CNN, 7 Apr. 2018
  • The other half get transferred to the unit by seniority alone.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 7 May 2018
  • Those in higher seniority roles across the board, though, might have a bit more leeway to come in late.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Then the crew chiefs pick their schedule in order of seniority.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • That’s a non-starter for the teachers, which tend to view changes to seniority as an attempt to bust the union.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • No one skips a turn in front, no matter your title, your seniority or your job function.
    — Jason Freedman, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Any furloughs would likely hit new hires the hardest since cuts would be based on seniority in unions.
    — Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2020
  • The chief justice speaks first, followed by the rest of the court in order of seniority.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • Usually the pilot with the most seniority gets to choose their meal first.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The crew always gets seniority on the last charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Over time, meanwhile, seniority had moved our seats down to the lower level.
    — Kevin Helliker, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Even so, their seniority isn’t always enough to bat away the financial blues.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The lab had about a dozen of those, and the scarcity led to a hierarchy of seniority.
    — Andrada Fiscutean, Ars Technica, 27 Aug. 2018
  • But the family also can’t help but see it as a matter of seniority.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
  • And, and now only some of the detectives there will wind up there because of seniority.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022
  • New York is best served by having members with seniority.
    — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
  • The Times has a seniority clause, which puts the most recent hires on the chopping block first when cuts would have to be made.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The chief judge is designated by seniority, but has to be 64 years old or younger.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 2 June 2017
  • His colleague had one day’s seniority over him and chose New York City.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2023
  • The employees involved are not part of a union and do not have the right to displace workers with less seniority.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • There was the ideological reason and then there was the pure seniority part of it.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Or using that seniority to lighten the mood, like with his point system for the offensive line room.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026

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