Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ridgepole
Erect a ridgepole between trees and tilt branches against one side to make a lean-to framework.
—
Keith McCafferty/field & Stream, Popular Science, 26 Jan. 2021
Keith McCafferty/field & Stream, Popular Science, 26 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridgepole
Noun
-
In the east building, work has begun in the attic where hundreds of wooden beams support the structure as site workers begin repairing the plaster before roof work can begin.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
-
Soaring cream ceilings are accented with black beams.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
In July of that year, Villegas and wife Maria’s 22-month-old daughter Mia died following a four-month battle with tumors on the brain and spine.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
-
That left Democrats as less-than-unified in their general messaging and again looking to voters like a scattershot collection of grievances rather than anything approaching a party with a central spine.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Carti sill also support the Weeknd on his upcoming Hurry Up Tomorrow stadium tour, which kicks off in May.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
-
The signatures of Norris and Piastri are visible on the interior, on a sill cover on the seat headrest, along with a champions’ laurel.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
This simple principle is the backbone of all healthy relationships.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
-
Such alliances have been the backbone of U.S. foreign policy and have distinguished the U.S. from other past global superpowers.—
Matthew Clary,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Trump was referencing a deal announced Tuesday for a consortium led by the U.S. investment management company BlackRock Inc. to buy a controlling stake in the company held by a Chinese group that operates ports at both ends of the Panama Canal.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
-
But with a personal stake in so many small-college men’s basketball games, the old coach has had to figure it out.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The British company that has made quaint old sports cars from bits of wood for over a century.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
-
Updated with reclaimed barn wood to give the interior a warmer, more rustic feel, Belmont is part taphouse, part restaurant — and all welcoming.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
His brace on Wednesday also means he’s scored nine goals in the Champions League this season, the most by an English player in a single Champions League campaign and tying the European Cup single-season record with Dennis Viollet who scored nine goals for Manchester United in 1956-57, per the BBC.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
-
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is a member of the latter club, the three-time most valuable player undergoing his first Tommy John surgery with the Angels in 2018 and his second — a revision procedure with an internal brace — in his final month with the team in September 2023.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The biggest losses are projected in the case of persisting tariffs by the U.S. and major retaliatory tariffs coming from the other two countries in question for industries like mining, leather and lumber, but also computers, electronics and electronic equipment.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
-
The uncertainty surrounding the tariffs, including the potential effects on the price of raw materials such as steel and lumber, is forcing him to review his plans to build a new restaurant.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ridgepole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridgepole. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share