How to Use ladder in a Sentence

ladder

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  • She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic ladder.
  • At the end, there's a much larger ladder to climb to get out.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • Younger toddlers can work on the basics: climbing the ladder and sliding down.
    — Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 18 May 2024
  • Signs of strength are also showing up further down the luxury ladder.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 July 2024
  • But that hasn’t exactly worked in the age of Trump, who has gone so low that climbing into the sewer would require a ladder.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
  • Photos show the fire department’s ladder extended toward the top of the tower where the man was rescued.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
  • Fox News has reported that Crooks bought a ladder and ammunition on the morning of the rally.
    — Jake Gibson, Fox News, 20 July 2024
  • Using ladders and ropes, firefighters successfully rescued the man and safely lowered him to the ground.
    — Lonyae Coulter, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
  • Those numbers have held steady, though the homemade ladder installed by park personnel is beginning to show signs of wear, Thomas-Blate said.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
  • The advice was meant not only to help an individual climb the corporate ladder but to find satisfaction while doing so.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 13 May 2024
  • What’s available: Everything from caulking guns and heat guns to thermal cameras, extension cords, drills, chain saws, sledge hammers, ladders, baking pans and more.
    — Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
  • CEOs have typically reached the pinnacle by climbing the corporate ladder through promotions every few years.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 May 2024
  • Fifteen crew members — twice as many as in a typical Mobile Unit production — were trundling dollies, road boxes and ladders from a library loading dock toward the stage.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 4 June 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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