rung

Example Sentences

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If that’s so, you’d be in good shape overall, and you could roll that $310,000 into the next rung of your ladder pretty confidently.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Chants of "Eddie Howe's black and white army" may have rung out at various points on Saturday, but the boos at full-time and half-time told their own story.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

This upper rung of tech media is moving toward flattering, access-driven coverage, where the powerful reward friendliness more than broader audiences reward independence.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Simultaneously, there will be a lower rung where the top performers can earn their way into the upper circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The doctor would have rung up from some cottage hospital.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier