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Ladder is an English word with synonyms like run or separate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ladder in a sentence

Related words

Ladder | Ladders | Ladd | Laddering | Laddered

Ladder meaning

  1. A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
  2. A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
  3. The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.

Synonyms of Ladder

run split up separate break impairment harm damage ravel point stage level degree steps stairs fall apart

Related words

Other words often associated with Ladder or its synonyms:

change modification alteration hurt part state direct staircase take divide grade decay

Using Ladder

  • The main meaning on this page is: A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps). | A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position. | The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
  • Useful related words include: run, split up, separate, break.
  • In the example corpus, ladder often appears in combinations such as: the ladder, ladder and, ladder to.

Context around Ladder

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

jacobs 2× career 2× american 1× safe 1× big 1× hand 1× pruning 1× same 1×

Often after:

safety 2× match 2× fuels 2× institute 1× use 1× beach 1× promotion 1× outside 1× leading 1× alone 1×

Sentence patterns with Ladder

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

into the ladder in the 2× a career ladder promotion who 1× as a ladder to a 1× away the ladder you used 1× brings the ladder in and 1× climb another ladder outside to 1× climb the ladder but dijak 1× climb the ladder that leads 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

andrade set up 1× cole dropkicked the 1× cole tried to 1× founded in 1947 1× he built the 1× he hit andrade 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dragon screw 1× an insufficient device 1× and ladder fuels 1× continue chasing him 1× controls being worn 1× down the ladder 1×

Words around Ladder

Just before it in the word index:

laddakh 2 ladd 71 ladbrokes 51 ladbroke 5 ladbible 7 ladbaby 2

Just after it in the word index:

laddered 2 laddering 3 ladders 133 laddha 2 laddie 8 laddish 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

bare 1.050 candy 1.050 hardest 1.050 organize 1.050 haley 1.049 hindu 1.049

Corpus analysis for Ladder

  • In this selection, "ladder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, jacobs, career, american, safety, match and fuels stand out and add context to how "ladder" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include into the ladder in the and a career ladder promotion who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ladder" sits close to words such as bare, candy and hardest, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ladder

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Up the ladder, and down the ladder. (7 words)

Andrade set up a ladder over the ropes and the big ladder. (12 words)

Back in the ring, Briscoe brings the ladder in and charges Jericho, but he dropkicks the ladder into Mark. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

While I could go for a regular team being in the ladder match (or the ladder match not having four teams, or ladders for that matter), I do like getting some of these people on the show. (37 words)

Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach - Dogs are banned from the immediate area of Jacobs ladder from May 1 to September 30. They are permitted on the west end of the beach starting circa 100m from the ladder. (36 words)

In addition, no employee may receive a career ladder promotion who has a rating below “Fully Successful” on a critical element that is also critical to performance at the next higher grade of the career ladder. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Founded in 1947, the American Ladder Institute (ALI) is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to promoting safe ladder use through ladder safety resources, bilingual safety training and the development of ladder safety standards.

Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach - Dogs are banned from the immediate area of Jacobs ladder from May 1 to September 30. They are permitted on the west end of the beach starting circa 100m from the ladder.

In addition, no employee may receive a career ladder promotion who has a rating below “Fully Successful” on a critical element that is also critical to performance at the next higher grade of the career ladder.

Players can climb the ladder that leads up to his position, but they'll need to climb another ladder outside to continue chasing him.

The loss leaves the Mustangs in 11 place on the ladder and it doesn't get any easier this Saturday, May 13, when they host the ladder-leading Inner West Bulls.

Back in the ring, Briscoe brings the ladder in and charges Jericho, but he dropkicks the ladder into Mark.

While I could go for a regular team being in the ladder match (or the ladder match not having four teams, or ladders for that matter), I do like getting some of these people on the show.

Andrade set up a ladder over the ropes and the big ladder.

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He built the swing set out of treated lumber, and it had a place for three swings, a hand-over-hand ladder and cross-pieces that served as a ladder to a slide.

He hit Andrade with a hurricanrana into the ladder in the corner and then rolled to the outside of the ring to grab another ladder.

O’Reilly escaped from under a ladder that Dunne positioned on him and pulled Dunne’s knee through the ladder to hit a Dragon Screw.

Thus, the Court of Appeals declared that a fall from a ladder alone is not sufficient to prove that the ladder was an insufficient device.

CJ, in the meantime, checks the room at the end of the hall, finding a ladder and the bags Leo kept with him; inside is duct tape and blood on the ladder.

Cole dropkicked the ladder into Dijakovic’s face, but when Cole picked up the ladder in the ring, Dijakovic charged with a dropkick to return the favor.

Cole tried to climb the ladder but Dijak recovered and choke slammed Cole into the ladder in the corner.

He said the department’s ladder truck is 23-years-old and was out of service due to the ladder controls being worn.

Mechanical treatments would include pruning ladder fuels, mastication, chipping and thinning to remove smaller diameter trees with the goal of protecting larger or older trees by removing understory and ladder fuels.

The Fire and Emergency Services personnel placed a ladder, while the Forest Department connected the ladder to a net.

Up the ladder, and down the ladder.

When you get to the top never kick away the ladder you used to climb up, you need that same ladder on your way back to the group.

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Common combinations with ladder

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ladder" in a sentence?
An example: "Founded in 1947, the American Ladder Institute (ALI) is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to promoting safe ladder use through ladder safety resources, bilingual safety training and the development of ladder safety standards." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ladder" from authentic English texts.
What does "ladder" mean?
Ladder means: A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
What are synonyms of "ladder"?
Common synonyms of "ladder" include: run, split up, separate, break, impairment, harm, damage, ravel. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ladder" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ladder", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.