glass ceiling
Example Sentences
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“We all kind of broke this glass ceiling, and now sky’s the limit,” Chloe said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The 48-year-old has plenty to ponder on whether he has hit a glass ceiling on Tyneside.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
“We’re not there yet, but that glass ceiling that’s cracking is opening doors.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
"It is really important in a sport that is permanently trying to attract more women that they enter a sport believing there is no biological glass ceiling," said Lord Coe at the time.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
It would have a glass ceiling and thick glass walls and even a glass staircase.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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