social ladder
Example Sentences
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Nearly a third of residents are foreign-born, with immigrants living all across the county and occupying all rungs of the social ladder.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
The relationship between George and James deepened as George spent years moving up the court's social ladder.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024
After his election, Francis told the assembly that “education is the great liberator, lifting people up the social ladder and strengthening society in the process.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023
The only way back up the social ladder was through merit, and many lower-level aristocrats proved themselves as eager bureaucrats in the service of new sovereigns.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Tonight he was rocketing up the social ladder.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
