ladder
Example Sentences
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While strong stock and real-estate portfolios have allowed high-income Americans to keep spending, many consumers further down the income ladder—weary from years of high inflation—are anxious about their jobs and incomes.
Maybe he used a ladder at the back of the house.
From Literature
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
