ladder

Example Sentences

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At an apprenticeship fair in Saltaire, it is not just Fatima who is hoping to get a foot on the career ladder.

From BBC

“Why? It’s my last one,” she says in the brief clip, whining a bit as she stands on a ladder and struggles to clip some wires.

From Los Angeles Times

Foreign-born workers are particularly concentrated at the upper and lower ends of the skill ladder in healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trembling, he climbed the ladder and took two of the oldest cheeses from their shelf.

From Literature

I used to drive an older Camry and it got to the point where I was crossing ladders through the passenger seat and I popped the spraycan in the backseat.

From Los Angeles Times