social ladder
Example Sentences
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The relationship between George and James deepened as George spent years moving up the court's social ladder.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024
While Daniel pushed his barrow, at the other end of the Nigerian social ladder, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice grew increasingly worried about their daughter's health.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023
It was energy companies — very prominent, high up in the social ladder, people.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
“I think we will eventually move down the social ladder and end up below the poverty line,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022
But if you make the basketball team, you move up the social ladder.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
