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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Witsken bends, squats, reaches and climbs ladders all day.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
  • One of those large pieces comes in red -- the fire department piece -- with a sliding pole and ladder.
    cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • As guests arrive at these events, they will be treated to a drive lined with ladders, trucks and flags.
    John S. Matuszak, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In one shot, Lucy is seen clinging to a ladder while dressed in a rainbow top and matching skirt.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • That means trimming low branches that could send flames up a tree, like a ladder.
    Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Players from both squads have since progressed up the ladder.
    David Ferrini, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • And now a lot of that kind of ladder of advancement has been, um, kind of taken away in the streaming era.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, the large display with a library ladder in the dining area was one of the features that first sold Snow on the apartment.
    Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Her move up the ladder meant there wasn’t room for some of these executives.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 July 2023
  • The contractors had used an extension ladder to get to the roof.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
  • At the end was a ladder — a set of planks, really — nailed to a large tree jutting out into space.
    Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Tomlin had just spent a few whirlwind years ascending the Hollywood screenwriting ladder to become one of the busiest scribes in town.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Moving up the ladder, finding another job or garnering attention could all work in your favor now and in the months ahead.
    Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024

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