How to Use glass ceiling in a Sentence

glass ceiling

noun
  • Then again, this would be the show to break that glass ceiling.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Is this the year that changes, or have the Stars hit a glass ceiling?
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Inside, the glass ceiling and walls make the place seem brighter than the world outside.
    — Greyson Ferguson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The agents also discussed the state of the glass ceiling for women agents.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Sanae Takaichi just broke Japan’s highest glass ceiling.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the glass ceiling O’Neill is breaking.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The panoramic tents have partial glass ceilings and are fitted out more like hotel suites than tents.
    — Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2025
  • To categorize Mutiny is tricky, but many will no doubt come with their glass ceilings to try.
    — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But beyond pay, high achievers at the top are confronting the trade-offs of breaking the glass ceiling.
    — Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • For Black women in academia, breaking the glass ceiling often leads straight to a glass cliff.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • High glass ceilings near the main entrance funnel in natural light.
    — CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Pelosi does not often speak of the glass ceilings for women in politics or her own role in breaking them.
    — Cnn.com, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Africa, Asia and North America make progress, then hit a glass ceiling.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • Now, the mission specialist is set to break the glass ceiling for women again during her second trip to space.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • There are so many trailblazers who have come before me, paving the way and cracking glass ceilings that once felt unbreakable.
    — Brittany Pettersen, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Still, some female bears can hit the glass ceiling of Alaska’s salmon streams, missing out on the best fishing positions.
    — Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
  • On the other side of the 15th floor is the large indoor pool that sits beneath a curving glass ceiling that brings in ample sunlight.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Oblique rays of sunshine entered through the studio’s glass ceiling and shone on Samy’s ashy skin, on his face ravaged by insomnia.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
  • There was a risk her tenure would follow the familiar glass ceiling script, but instead Fraser defied it.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 May 2026
  • Fashionably dressed guests pose for photos beneath the glass ceiling of the courtyard while locals sip cocktails and gossip on the terrace.
    — Cassie Doney, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Meet the all-female hacker house tackling Silcon Valley's glass ceiling.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Barbra Streisand broke through glass ceilings before the expression even existed.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
  • Ella McCay couldn’t break the glass ceiling and enter the top 5 of the Box Office.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
  • This is where senior leaders must use their influence to break the glass ceiling, not just symbolically, but structurally.
    — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Gilly's rooftop bar is the upper level of the sports bar and has a glass ceiling and retractable doors to a rooftop terrace offering views of Detroit’s skyline.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The growing discussion around harassment on set has broken one of the Japanese industry’s last glass ceilings.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Recent losses, including in the King of the Ring tournament, underscore his struggle to break the glass ceiling.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Thanks to Rob Stringer for his trust and camaraderie and to Doug Morris for empowering me to shatter the glass ceiling.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Inspired by her father’s work as a private eye, Eliza (Phillips) has spent the last six seasons breaking the glass ceiling while solving countless mysteries.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
  • As a result, her unexpected appointment became a historic milestone as the club smashed through a glass ceiling in men’s professional soccer.
    — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

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