Examples of 'social climbing' in a sentence

Meaning of "social climbing"

Social climbing: This phrase describes the act of attempting to improve one's social status or standing, often by forming relationships with influential or wealthy individuals
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  • The act of trying to improve one's social status, especially by obsequious means

How to use "social climbing" in a sentence

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Like every social climbing banker shoots.
I do not want to be part of your social climbing crap.
Social climbing would be more fulfilling.
A politician abandons his family for social climbing.
This was social climbing backwards.
This is a society based on backbiting and social climbing.
You are social climbing.
A ladder is ready to be used for their social climbing.
Extreme social climbing.
Legrandin attends and displays his social climbing.
Social climbing heiress from New York.
It opens up new employment and social climbing opportunities.
All their winters were spent in Palm Beach, where Emerson would indulge in social climbing.
Throwing your lot in with those social climbing primitive new money types.
I have little patience for the vagaries of politics and social climbing.

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THAT is social climbing.
I have gotta teach them about greed and social climbing.
And my ambitious, social climbing and savagely hungry.
A groupie is a venal girl, in search of glory and social climbing.
Your innate talent for social climbing and gold-digging.
This church, maybe most churches, is the locale of ambition and social climbing.
Grooming, shopping and social climbing are grand traditions that will never die.
It became a means of social climbing.
Social climbing would be more fulfilling . well, i guess i figured, um.
Middle-class women are more interested in social climbing than social change.
Now, however, science and especially science bureaucracy is a career, and one amenable to social climbing.
You use tales of romance and social climbing to hide what's worth saying.
Her grandson was in line to the throne of England . THAT is social climbing.
They say the Legion fosters intolerance and social climbing rather than devotion to Christ 's gospel.
The decorations on a pie were as important as its contents. For image-conscious social climbing Victorians.
Oh, you are social climbing.
Although " Hampstead " contained no graphics, it was of its time in lampooning social climbing.
Wife of Horst Drescher, a social climbing young Nazi.
I mean, Kelly 's accused of being overeager, wearing the wrong designer, social climbing.
Like every social climbing banker shoots . Yes, he shoots.
Lieutenant Colonel Merrick 's social climbing continues.
Her fascination with social climbing is revealed, " Only vampires get anywhere, Charles.
I want to be friends with celebrities. - Of course I'm social climbing.
Aha! You are social climbing.
I mean, Kelly's accused of being over-eager… wearing the wrong designer, social climbing.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown deal with Joe 's social climbing by sending Susan abroad.

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