How to Use climb in a Sentence

climb

1 of 2 verb

• He climbed over the fence.
• He climbed out of the car with a box in his hands.
• I think she climbed in through the window.
• It took them six days to climb the mountain.
• The actors were climbing down from the stage.
• The passengers of the sailboat climbed aboard.
• The pilot climbed into the cockpit.
• She has climbed seriously for several years now.
• He dreams of climbing Kilimanjaro.
• The cat had got used to her and tried to climb into her lap.
  — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• The surfer knew that someone new to this cove wouldn’t know the spots to climb, the places where crevices make footholds.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
• The song debuted on Nov. 17, and has been climbing up the charts for the past two weeks.
  — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
• But the dealers were right; in fact, the price would climb to 84 cents the following fall.
  — Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
• This should be a week in which Stevenson climbs 100 or so more yards up that list.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• John Clouse, the mason whose crew placed the bricks on the structure, managed to find a stick and climbed high enough to ring the bell.
  — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
• There was a back line of kids that were like throwing [stuff] at the teachers and climbing on the chairs.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• One of the officers then climbed back over the railing toward the door, Ramos said.
  — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 23 June 2023
• Alabama football will hit the road to try and climb back above .500.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2023
• That would be at the forefront of R&B, a mountain she’s steadily climbed for well over a decade.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
• The sunglasses remained in place the whole time while our kids climbed and swung at the playground.
  — Staff Author, Parents, 13 Apr. 2024
• Students climb the steps and hang their backpacks on hooks.
  — Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
• Franke’s 12-year-old son climbed out of Hildebrandt’s window.
  — Vulture, 27 Dec. 2023
• Skippy climbs with her hands and feet into the forest canopy, swinging through the spindly vines.
  — David McKenzie, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
• The water soon got too high in the closet, so the foursome climbed halfway up a ladder that led to the attic.
  — Matthew Monagan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2023
• The index had climbed 2.8% on a weekly basis as of press time Friday.
  — Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
• The track also climbed in radio, rising 33-11 this week.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
• Momentum turned in the third quarter as Jasper climbed back to within 23-13.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• Momentum turned in the second quarter as the Red Raiders climbed back to within 14-7.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• The count climbs up again in the winter as mountain cedar trees begin to pollinate.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
• Forty minutes later, Charles got out of the driver’s seat and climbed into the backseat with Pierre.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023

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climb

2 of 2 noun

• The book made a rapid climb to the top of the best-seller list.
• It's a 20-minute climb to the ridge from here.
• He's planning to attempt one of the most difficult climbs in South America this summer.
• But it’s been on a slow, steady climb in more recent months.
  — Michael Foster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• If the climb to the top doesn't take your breath away, the 360-degree views from the top certainly will.
  — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
• Skip the climb and hop on the cable car at Parc de Montjuïc to go straight to the castle.
  — Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
• That was the fastest climb from the new artist award to the top prize since Garth Brooks made that leap in one year more than 30 years ago.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
• The climb in fuel costs and rent offset flat food prices.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
• The previous record-holder for the longest climb to the top?
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
• Take a hike, or a ride up Tibidabo Heading up to the top of Tibidabo is worth the climb.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2023
• It is considered one of the most difficult and tricky sections of the climb to the peak.
  — Binaj Gurubacharya, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
• On the climb, employees are in control of their own goals.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• The climb comes just a day after Nvidia surpassed Amazon.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
• On the steepest part of the climb, Vingegaard surged away from Pogacar, gaining over a minute on his rival.
  — Kevin Draper, New York Times, 23 July 2023
• Behind it were clear skies, a perfect window for a climb to the summit.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• The most important Rams race this season might not be a climb to the top, but a sprint toward the bottom.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• The trio persisted and made it to the final leg of the hike: a 400-foot climb with nothing but a pair of cables and wooden slats.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• Troy and Kaycee finish first and move on to the final climb up the mountain, with Danny and Tori right behind them.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 May 2023
• Google’s parent Alphabet has seen its stock price climb 8% over the past two days.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 May 2023
• Another foothold Dutch Bros has in its climb to the top is a loyal customer base.
  — Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
• This is one of the highest climbs on the East Coast, and a steep one at times—about 1500 feet of that elevation change comes in the final four miles of the drive.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2023
• Read about some of the risks associated with yields' climb here.
  — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2023
• But beyond keeping good form, also try to plan ahead for long climbs.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• The public-relations climb would be Mount Whitney large, given the been-there, done-that feel of things.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
• Since making his first successful of climb of the peak in 1998, Dawa has made the trip almost every year.
  — Binaj Gurubacharya, ajc, 14 May 2023
• The view from the top — after a 20-minute climb — is breathtaking, with the golden sun setting on a stretch of red clay roofs, the harbor and the hills in the distance.
  — Helene Stapinski, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• Moye was a sport climber who hadn’t ventured beyond single-pitch climbs of 100 feet or less.
  — Christopher Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2023
• Potala Palace occupies a hill overlooking the city and requires a steep climb just to reach the front door.
  — Jordan Riefe, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
• The Prince and Princess of Wales' kids received small rubber fire trucks with the fire house's logo, pens, notebooks and T-shirts from their stair climb.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• Sporty Paradise: Camp, hike, climb glaciers, parasail, spy wildlife.
  — Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024