How to Use ladder in a Sentence

ladder

noun

• She got a ladder in her stocking.
• She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic ladder.
• He was moving up the corporate ladder.
• In straight bar, the lace sits across the tongue like the rungs of a ladder.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
• On the way up, the ladies do have a ladder — rusty and shaky.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
• Rescuers put a ladder against the home in case the dog slipped on the roof.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
• Instead of a fish head, there's the cab of a van, and in place of the spine is a long ladder frame.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 6 June 2023
• To that point, the play looked like a normal hook-and-ladder.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Oct. 2022
• At the end, there's a much larger ladder to climb to get out.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
• The staircase that looks like the sides of the stairs also stems from the image of a ladder.
  — Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 15 Oct. 2021
• What’s the next step when a team comes within one step of the top of the net-cutting ladder?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
• Jordan is the first to reach the ladders, with Troy right behind him.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 May 2023
• Williams’ goal was to work his way up the coaching ladder.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 8 Nov. 2022
• The same blue of the ladder is found in the tiles in the bathroom, while the rest of the home has pristine white walls paired with gray floors.
  — Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
• Put a ladder in front of her and who knows what would have happened.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
• At 82% off, this ladder-style desk is one of the best deals across the entire Way Day sale.
  — Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
• Keep in Mind The actual shelf depth varies along the ladder.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
• Djokovic’s legs have begun to stagger the long way down the ladder too.
  — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
• Don't just climb the corporate ladder—aim to build a whole new one.
  — Daniyal Zafar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The team had to make their way up an extremely tall ladder that swayed with the wind.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
• When the water reached his and his wife’s hips, Bright made a makeshift ladder to climb onto the roof.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
• Windows on one side of the bus had been smashed out, and a ladder was raised along the side of the bus near the broken windows.
  — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
• If his ladder back from the moon led to the kitchen table, it was made from sausage pasta.
  — Helen Longstreth, The New Yorker, 17 July 2022
• For some, Friday the 13th is a day to avoid black cats, steer clear of ladders, and perhaps, stay in bed.
  — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
• The mother and father were then rescued through the window and down the ladder.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
• My fixer took the group to another side of the airport and put a ladder up to the fence that the youth climbed over.
  — Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021
• The 19-year-old stood on a ladder to get a glimpse of her mother's costume on the red carpet.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• Mata worked his way up the ladder from Low A Salem to Worcester.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• This is their last chance, the bottom of the ladder, and below is a fate none of them are prepared to face.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
• Jannik Sinner was just starting his climb up the tennis ladder; Novak Djokovic was about to launch his decisive overtake of the greats who came before him.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2025