How to Use ladder in a Sentence

ladder

noun

• She got a ladder in her stocking.
• She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic ladder.
• He was moving up the corporate ladder.
• In straight bar, the lace sits across the tongue like the rungs of a ladder.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
• Rescuers put a ladder against the home in case the dog slipped on the roof.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
• Instead of a fish head, there's the cab of a van, and in place of the spine is a long ladder frame.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 6 June 2023
• To that point, the play looked like a normal hook-and-ladder.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Oct. 2022
• At the end, there's a much larger ladder to climb to get out.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
• What’s the next step when a team comes within one step of the top of the net-cutting ladder?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
• Jordan is the first to reach the ladders, with Troy right behind him.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 May 2023
• Williams’ goal was to work his way up the coaching ladder.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 8 Nov. 2022
• The same blue of the ladder is found in the tiles in the bathroom, while the rest of the home has pristine white walls paired with gray floors.
  — Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
• Put a ladder in front of her and who knows what would have happened.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
• At 82% off, this ladder-style desk is one of the best deals across the entire Way Day sale.
  — Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
• Keep in Mind The actual shelf depth varies along the ladder.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
• Don't just climb the corporate ladder—aim to build a whole new one.
  — Daniyal Zafar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The team had to make their way up an extremely tall ladder that swayed with the wind.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
• Windows on one side of the bus had been smashed out, and a ladder was raised along the side of the bus near the broken windows.
  — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
• The mother and father were then rescued through the window and down the ladder.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
• The 19-year-old stood on a ladder to get a glimpse of her mother's costume on the red carpet.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• Mata worked his way up the ladder from Low A Salem to Worcester.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• This is their last chance, the bottom of the ladder, and below is a fate none of them are prepared to face.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
• Three ladders with upturned butcher knives for rungs led to the ground.
  — Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
• Less than two years later, the Rays are in the same spot, but the Orioles have quickly climbed the ladder to join them.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
• There would not have been a ladder to grab since the tank is not designed for people to be on the inside.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
• In them, the 97-year-old artist mixes paint and teeters up a ladder to his canvases.
  — Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
• Witsken bends, squats, reaches and climbs ladders all day.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
• The Chiefs really wanted to strike with a hook-and-ladder.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
• One of those large pieces comes in red -- the fire department piece -- with a sliding pole and ladder.
  — cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
• Racing game fans know that Gran Turismo is near the very top of the ladder in the genre, with the nearly 30-year-old series largely recognised as one of the most accurate driving experiences in video games.
  — Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024