How to Use climber in a Sentence

climber

noun
  • Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees.
  • The friend then called 911 to report the climber missing.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Read on for our list of the 9 best stair climbers to shop this year.
    Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Keep your posture on point to make the most of the mountain climber.
    Men's Health, 13 Jan. 2023
  • There's no getting around it—many of the best stair climbers are huge.
    Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The guides also took turns carrying the climber on their backs.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • If that feels a bit over the top, there are also mini trees with 17-inch climbers.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The sheer granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome lure rock climbers from around the world.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The paths to the summit are becoming longer, as climbers have to go around risky cracks and fissures.
    Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This serves as a great backup for climbers and those who rappel.
    Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
  • Each set comes with two belt swings, a trapeze swing, a rock climbing wall, a rope climber, a ladder, and a wave slide.
    Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Thousands of climbers now test themselves on the canyon’s storied quartzite each year.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Dozens of climbers struggled to descend back to camp, but many remained stuck.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Tony Curran stars as King James I, the target of the social climbers’ designs.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Zion Adventures has had climbers as young as 5 and as old as 74 white-knuckle their way along the routes.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
  • While climbers and hikers prefer the mountain during the warmer months.
    oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • The three climbers had not yet fully processed their achievement.
    John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Shmidt is the second climber to die on El Cajon Mountain within the last eight months.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • From actual molds that can fit over the ear-to-ear climbers and cuffs in the shape of pins and abstract formations.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024
  • For years, Leavitt and other climbers were deterred by the landscape.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The names of the climbers were not immediately released.
    Michael Williams, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • The Sherpas also set up tents stocked with supplies and oxygen for the foreign climbers.
    Binaj Gurubacharya, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Roskelley tried to convince Willi not to invite a female climber named Marty Hoey to join the group.
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Some landscape shrub roses and David Austin roses grow like climbers and can be pruned like climbers.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Keller said the man claimed to be a professional climber and had brought free-climbing equipment.
    Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Just don’t pressure yourself to be the fastest or most efficient climber—take your time and respect your own pace.
    Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The medium-tall bushy shrub can be trained as a climber and has glossy foliage and very good disease resistance.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Is your garden calling for the vertical drama of a climber?
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • In February, an ice climber collapsed and died while hiking up the mountain.
    CBS News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The fastest climber on the index is the United Arab Emirates, having added 106 destinations to its visa-free score over the past decade.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024

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