Used in a Sentence

ladders

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ladders.

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I'm a little surprised that there weren't permanent ladders, or at least the gear to attach ladders, as a feature of the chimney.

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Quick take

A pair of ladders

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ladders gathered in one view.

noun

A pair of ladders

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ladders.

noun

A pair of ladders

Example sentences

1

I'm a little surprised that there weren't permanent ladders, or at least the gear to attach ladders, as a feature of the chimney.

2

There's probably more people killed each year by ladders than some perceived external threat, and I don't see a war on ladders happening anywhere.

3

It allows those with no hope to build ladders by teaching others to build ladders that let them climb out of the hole (metaphorically speaking) they are stuck in.

4

Both companies define ladders for professionals to climb by claiming and servicing more bookings and receiving high ratings.

5

There were jobs without ladders, weird things with contractor conversions, very little consistently across eng teams, etc...

6

Think of instruments as ladders: they have all the same steps, but start at different heights.

7

This can happen when a company doesn't have equal career ladders for tech and management.

8

You want ladders and this is another platform to keep people out of the water.

9

You missed the snakes and ladders game of following googles out of date documentation.

10

That is just the analysis I think about doing every time I play Chutes and Ladders with my daughter.

11

It's basically a distribution center with some good customer service, so there is little use to people adding more value and climbing ladders.

12

No need for ladders, no need for lifts, easy access for maintenance.

Quote examples

1

There were a lot of people who got "lucky" as job ladders and market rates were refined over time.

2

Chutes and Ladders, like Candyland, isn't so much a "game" as an exercise in following a procedure involving random chance.

3

Reminds me of a version of this image[1] which has a discussion superimposed over it that says, "but if he had a big enough pile of ladders he could get over the wall!" and someone responds, "welcome to Android optimization." I think we see something similar with Javascript performance.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use ladders in a sentence?

I'm a little surprised that there weren't permanent ladders, or at least the gear to attach ladders, as a feature of the chimney.

What does ladders mean?

A pair of ladders

What part of speech is ladders?

ladders is commonly used as noun.