How to Use ledge in a Sentence

ledge

noun
  • Others stand on the ledges of the cars at the back of the train.
    Joshua Needelman, Curbed, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The crowd closed in, forcing the duo closer to the ledge.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Two men and a woman were found on a ledge on the U.S. side of the wall.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
  • From the charming house on a ledge right above the beach, the group watches the sun set over the -Atlantic.
    Chika Oduah, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Perch the gang on a bench or ledge and add top hats and bow ties.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • There is an indent in the ledge near Prince Louis' hand.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Please walk your Yankee fan friends back in from the ledge.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
  • That tip jar sitting on the ledge of the drive-through window?
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The man climbed out a window and onto a ledge outside the unit.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • Rescuers used the rope system to bring the hiker down the side of a rocky ledge.
    Jacob Factor, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • When the ledge under Doc crumbles, that’s a screen too.
    Theater Review Aug. 3, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Fill a wire basket with pumpkins and gourds and place on a ledge or shelf.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The abstract petals in the painting also vibe with a row of the flowers lined up on a ledge above the tub.
    Amanda Long, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Barry and Ann White sitting on the ledge on the point on their island home.
    Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
  • There's a scene in which his friend, his Boris Johnson lookalike friend, kind of talks him down off the ledge.
    Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Some push forward, in front of the ledge, others recede.
    Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • By the time the fire engines rolled up, around 25 men were perched on ledges or dangling from windowsills.
    Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • The second is the sweet leap of boy-joy that 17-year-old Nate Gibson takes off a rocky ledge and into a pond.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Four rescuers who climbed to a ledge above the man directed him to a ramp under a steep face.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In the post, Sánchez posed for the camera in a lacy black dress while sitting atop a balcony ledge with her bare feet up.
    Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Use this sudden pause near rocks, logs, limestone ledges, and drop-offs.
    Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The ashes of the late queen's sister, Princess Margaret, are also in the chapel, located in the ledge against the wall in the left side of the image.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The highlight comes when the rocky Utoy Creek drops over a stone ledge forming a small waterfall.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2022
  • There’s current pulling out to sea here, or you get blasted into these rocks along the ledge.
    Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022
  • While the drivers work, fishermen cast their lines from a ledge where the city’s concrete stops.
    Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Others climbed out of windows, hiding on the ledge of a building.
    Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • There's also an outer ledge around the fire pit area for resting grill tools.
    Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Miller was lowered to the ledge using rope, but Leo wouldn’t come to him initially.
    Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2022

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