How to Use ledge in a Sentence

ledge

noun
  • Pool toys were strewn about on the ledge.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • Perch the gang on a bench or ledge and add top hats and bow ties.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • One fan tried to climb onto a ledge above the crowd.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • Others stand on the ledges of the cars at the back of the train.
    Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe twenty yards ahead of us, on a ledge, was a tiny chapel.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Grab a high ledge, put your back to a tree and prop your feet up on a cloud.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2021
  • The route takes climbers around twists and turns, up chimneys and over ledges.
    Allen Pierleoni, The Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • The ground here is smooth and flat, and there are low ledges where skaters practice.
    Tom Nouvian, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
  • But the good angel on their shoulder talked them off the ledge.
    Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2018
  • The perch is a nickname players gave to a ledge above the bench.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • So many times, my dad was there to talk me off the ledge and to keep me pushing.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
  • Police stood on the ground, on the ledge and inside the house.
    Natalie Dreier, ajc, 24 May 2018
  • That tip jar sitting on the ledge of the drive-through window?
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Dorn met the animals on land and helped the fawn up a steep ledge.
    Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2021
  • Feet hit the window ledge, then wrapped around and up onto the roof.
    Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 20 May 2018
  • The shower entrance has a small ledge.
    Leandra Beabout, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Avoid ledges, cracks or holes where rattlesnakes may be resting.
    Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The pool is deep enough for daring young people to dive from the same ledges.
    Kitty Leshay, courant.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The road curves sharply southward on a ledge above the precipice where the blaze took a heavy toll.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2020
  • In the video, she can be seen approaching the end of the ledge on her toes.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • She's got a bathtub, and all the way around is a ledge around her bathtub.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Lipsticks and lip balms live on the ledge and sometimes die in the dog’s mouth.
    Francesca Serritella, Philly.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The sharks are not penned and, when not hunting, rest under the ledges of reefs.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 26 July 2019
  • There are books and wine bottles as decor on the ledges, and a glow of warm lighting.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • The best way to begin is to dig into the ledge of sand close to where waves roll in.
    cleveland, 23 Feb. 2020
  • But the cat got about 2 feet from the lizard, jumped up on a little ledge and walked away.
    Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
  • The man climbed out a window and onto a ledge outside the unit.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • Police said in the statement that the man then pulled out a knife and placed it on the ledge.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Then the artwork slides rapidly off the ledge and onto the floor.
    Sophie Haigney, New York Times, 22 July 2021
  • The table’s ledge can also act as a table for drinks and snacks.
    Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026

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