often attributive
1
: a structure for climbing up or down that consists essentially of two long sidepieces joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one may step
2
: something that resembles or suggests a ladder in form or use
especially
: run sense 11a
3
: a series of usually ascending steps or stages : scale
climbing up the corporate ladder
Examples of ladder in a Sentence
He was moving up the corporate ladder.
She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic ladder.
She got a ladder in her stocking.
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Hilton said he was compelled to run by his ability to climb the economic ladder after his family immigrated to the United Kingdom and his fears that this is no longer possible in California because Democrats control the state.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Below is a list of all of them and updates on their climb up the professional ladder.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Be aware of other safety rules, such as not planting a small bush directly under a tree, which might lead to a fire ladder.
—Pamela Noensie, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
But ‘Europa League specialist’ is faint praise because the tournament is the second rung on UEFA’s ladder.
—Justin Guthrie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Below is a list of all of them and updates on their climb up the professional ladder.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Be aware of other safety rules, such as not planting a small bush directly under a tree, which might lead to a fire ladder.
—Pamela Noensie, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
But ‘Europa League specialist’ is faint praise because the tournament is the second rung on UEFA’s ladder.
—Justin Guthrie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ladder
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladder. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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