How to Use climb in a Sentence

climb

1 of 2 verb
  • He climbed over the fence.
  • He climbed out of the car with a box in his hands.
  • I think she climbed in through the window.
  • It took them six days to climb the mountain.
  • The actors were climbing down from the stage.
  • The passengers of the sailboat climbed aboard.
  • The pilot climbed into the cockpit.
  • She has climbed seriously for several years now.
  • He dreams of climbing Kilimanjaro.
  • If builders are pulling back, won’t see prices climb?
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Their day-to-day lives don’t change if the stock price climbs.
    — Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
  • There's a million ways to climb it.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The stock has climbed over 23% so far this year.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There's no one way to climb something.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Will the vine climbing the tree cause harm?
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Rent, food, and gas prices keep climbing.
    — Bernadette Suarez, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And what's our plan to climb that mountain?
    — Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Snoop’s praise climbed even higher.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The light, fluffy chiffon cake climbs high in the tube pan.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will climb.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Once the score was 4-1, the hill was too steep to climb.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • The man stops his car on the bridge and climbs over the railing.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • At one point, fans were climbing trees to get a view of him.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The chimp soon stacked up the boxes, climbed them and grabbed the treat.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 June 2026
  • Arielle Konig said her husband climbed on top of her.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Beef prices climbed almost 16% over that span.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • And so at the end of that long climb back, for his brother to score that goal?
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Mountain species might just…run out of a mountain to climb.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • People arrive on the trails as that hunger climbs.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Reuters reported that the death toll had climbed to four.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 May 2026

climb

2 of 2 noun
  • The book made a rapid climb to the top of the best-seller list.
  • It's a 20-minute climb to the ridge from here.
  • He's planning to attempt one of the most difficult climbs in South America this summer.
  • And the whole thing is the climb.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The climb turns out to be well worth it.
    — John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
  • There were strong winds on the day of the climb.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • Artemis 2 is the first step in that long climb.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That’s a steady, year-over-year climb — not a blip.
    — Ryan Brennan march 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Expect steep climbs and go with a pro guide.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Ben agrees, and the two begin their climb.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Those runs require steep climbs to ski.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The steepness of this climb may be even greater.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Short, steep climbs, rocky tread, and tight turns mean those miles feel long.
    — Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Leo Hösli has made the climb many times.
    — Molly Hunter, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The climbs start at about 11,500 feet.
    — AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The whole night was an uphill climb for the favorites.
    — Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Frankie is the only woman on the book's climb.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • This offseason can start the long climb back.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Convincing users to switch was a steep climb.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • The climb to the top should come with sherpas to carry your phone.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • For a mere one-hour climb, the reward is immense.
    — Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
  • But the social climb is never enough.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • The nine-story stair-climb to the top is a bit of a workout.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Iron bars are drilled into the rock walls to assist with the climb.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Prepare to watch her climb podiums for the next two months straight.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Use this moment—the early grind, the slow climb—as your forge.
    — Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The expansive views are worth the climb.
    — Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • This climb is far more treacherous.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • Details of the climbs ​were not available.
    — CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • But Wangchuk has flown this exact climb thousands of times.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026

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