ladder

Example Sentences

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Zhang's rise embodied what millions of his followers aspire towards: someone from a small town who climbs the social ladder by forging their own path.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Follow your own gut by putting your money in a secure vehicle like a Treasury or CD ladder.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The National Housing Federation and the government said shared ownership remains an important route onto the housing ladder, but acknowledged challenges for some buyers, particularly around rising service charges.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

There is also an exemption for landlords that help tenants to eventually get onto the property ladder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A man and a young woman climbed a ladder set into the wall, careless of the dizzying height, to the roof, where they began untying the longmas from their harnesses.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell