rung

Example Sentences

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It was the fourth consecutive World Cup in which the U.S. has gone out in the final 16, a rung on the tournament ladder the Americans have gotten past just once in 96 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

Piatti preferred to send him to play on the Futures tour, the lowest rung of men's professional tennis.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

“You’re at the bottom rung of society’s ladder,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Reynolds and McElhenney accomplished that even if they’re still stuck on a ladder one rung short of the Premier League.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It said the police believe two boys sawed on the rung of that ladder.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor