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
• Video shows fire crews using their fire truck's ladder to reach the puppy inside the chimney.
  — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
• Get up on a ladder and wipe the blades with a damp microfiber cloth.
  — Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
• Underwood is a coaching lifer, the kind that started barely in view of the bottom rung of the ladder.
  — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
• Rushing on a ladder is how accidents happen.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
• Make sure any ladder sits on firm, level ground, and never lean it against the gutter itself.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
• A couple of hours on a ladder now beats writing a massive check to a contractor later.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026