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 bird sits on the ledge for a while, then flies away.
    — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The crowd closed in, forcing the duo closer to the ledge.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The sleek ledge mounts to the wall in just a few minutes.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • The falcons nest in a tray on a ledge of the building’s 23rd floor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
  • The perch is a nickname players gave to a ledge above the bench.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Please walk your Yankee fan friends back in from the ledge.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The route takes climbers around twists and turns, up chimneys and over ledges.
    — Allen Pierleoni, The Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • That tip jar sitting on the ledge of the drive-through window?
    — David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • His 3-year-old, Hunter, balanced on the ledge of the podium in front of him.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Nicholas Castellanos said, and then took a seat on a ledge.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2019
  • The man climbed out a window and onto a ledge outside the unit.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • 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
  • So many times, my dad was there to talk me off the ledge and to keep me pushing.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
  • By the end of the video, each man reaches the top of a ledge and jumps off to their seeming demise.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 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
  • Dorn met the animals on land and helped the fawn up a steep ledge.
    — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2021
  • The ground here is smooth and flat, and there are low ledges where skaters practice.
    — Tom Nouvian, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
  • The sharks are not penned and, when not hunting, rest under the ledges of reefs.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 26 July 2019
  • The best way to begin is to dig into the ledge of sand close to where waves roll in.
    — cleveland, 23 Feb. 2020
  • The trail winds along the bottom of a huge ledge and through the forest out to the railroad tracks again.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 12 July 2019
  • Three prayer candles burned on a ledge near their front door.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • At the time, Levi tossed his backpack after he was stuck on a ledge overnight — hoping to remember it later.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025

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