ladder

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

But since 2019 the housing crisis has worsened, its impact reaching further up the class ladder.

From BBC • May 12, 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

Its trunk is jammed with short sticks, forming a makeshift ladder that she still climbs each summer to raid beehives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

We’re not even ten feet away from the ladder when my sneaker hits an especially slick patch where the grass has worn away, and my feet slip.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison