ladder

Example Sentences

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She dreamt of climbing a ladder up to heaven, with an enormous snake lurking beneath it.

From The Wall Street Journal

That instability hits at the exact moment when people are supposed to take their first steps on the economic ladder.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ameh is taking management courses and wants to "move up the ladder".

From Barron's

“Does this mean the rich get richer while the non-rich should be content to just hold their place on the economic ladder?” he questioned at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Being able to get on the property ladder early can be one of the biggest rocket boosters to financial independence later in life.

From MarketWatch