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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Metro Atlanta kids born into low-income households are still finding broken ladders to climb out of poverty, according to a new report from the team that sounded the alarm on economic mobility a decade ago.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
Jackson has to scale a narrow, metal ladder inside the turbine and pull herself through a hatch at the top to access the turbine’s nacelle, which sits atop the tower and contains the machine’s main parts.
—Morgan Smith,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
One mistake professionals make when climbing the corporate ladder is placing too much stock in their reporting line, sometimes to the detriment of their career growth, says Jane Edison Stevenson, Korn Ferry’s global vice chair, board and CEO services, who consults for Fortune 500 companies.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
Without ladder experience or consulting a professional, this method works best on a single story house.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
Jackson has to scale a narrow, metal ladder inside the turbine and pull herself through a hatch at the top to access the turbine’s nacelle, which sits atop the tower and contains the machine’s main parts.
—Morgan Smith,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
One mistake professionals make when climbing the corporate ladder is placing too much stock in their reporting line, sometimes to the detriment of their career growth, says Jane Edison Stevenson, Korn Ferry’s global vice chair, board and CEO services, who consults for Fortune 500 companies.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
Without ladder experience or consulting a professional, this method works best on a single story house.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024
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 19 Aug. 2024.
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