social ladder
Example Sentences
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Nearly a third of residents are foreign-born, with immigrants living all across the county and occupying all rungs of the social ladder.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
The relationship between George and James deepened as George spent years moving up the court's social ladder.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024
Since 2014 players have lived out their A-list dreams by boosting their fame and climbing the social ladder.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024
After his election, Francis told the assembly that “education is the great liberator, lifting people up the social ladder and strengthening society in the process.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023
And he’d earned this trip up the social ladder through his hard work at Vincent de Paul.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
