ladder

Example Sentences

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The friends have said they will use their shared £20,000 prize to invest in getting on the property ladder after both their mums had been renting.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Together, these discoveries point away from a simple ladder of progress.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

There used to be a lot of steps up the ladder — you’d play clubs at your band’s start, then theaters, then go onto bigger things.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Then, in a brokerage account, ladder some short-term CDs or Treasurys that will come due as you need them.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

As we stopped to get the ladder, I said, “Dad, I wouldn’t have lived up all my wages, in the Dakotas. I’d have sent money back.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck