often attributive
1
: a structure for climbing up or down that consists essentially of two long sidepieces joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one may step
2
: something that resembles or suggests a ladder in form or use
especially
: run sense 11a
3
: a series of usually ascending steps or stages : scale
climbing up the corporate ladder
Examples of ladder in a Sentence
He was moving up the corporate ladder.
She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic ladder.
She got a ladder in her stocking.
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While elite schools and second-tier colleges may thrive, those further down the selectivity ladder face an existential crisis.
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Scott White, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
At greasing time, each of us competitors climbed a ladder held stable by a 610 Stomper and a Merry Antoinette.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Dispatchers received two 911 calls to respond to the house from Lopez and a neighbor who told him about the ladder.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
An Idaho Statesman reporter saw several ladders going into a third-floor apartment’s balcony window and going on to the roof of the complex.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
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Scott White, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
At greasing time, each of us competitors climbed a ladder held stable by a 610 Stomper and a Merry Antoinette.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Dispatchers received two 911 calls to respond to the house from Lopez and a neighbor who told him about the ladder.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
An Idaho Statesman reporter saw several ladders going into a third-floor apartment’s balcony window and going on to the roof of the complex.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ladder
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladder. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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