often attributive
1
: a structure for climbing up or down that consists essentially of two long sidepieces joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one may step
2
: something that resembles or suggests a ladder in form or use
especially
: run sense 11a
3
: a series of usually ascending steps or stages : scale
climbing up the corporate ladder
Examples of ladder in a Sentence
He was moving up the corporate ladder.
She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic ladder.
She got a ladder in her stocking.
Recent Examples on the Web
In the end, Naomi capitalized on a golden opportunity by pushing both Bliss and Ripley off the ladder and sending them crashing to the mat.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
As a four-time qualifier for the career-changing ladder match, there are few women on WWE‘s roster more qualified (or overdue) to win Money in the Bank than Naomi.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 7 June 2025
Rollins is a leader of a new dominant faction on Raw and is a participant in this Saturday's Money in the Bank ladder match.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount the island.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
As a four-time qualifier for the career-changing ladder match, there are few women on WWE‘s roster more qualified (or overdue) to win Money in the Bank than Naomi.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 7 June 2025
Rollins is a leader of a new dominant faction on Raw and is a participant in this Saturday's Money in the Bank ladder match.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount the island.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladder. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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