1
: a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check
a window ledge
2
: an underwater ridge or reef especially near the shore
3
Examples of ledge in a Sentence
birds perched on the ledge of a building
a ledge on the side of the mountain
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Dramatic photos show a timid-looking Stella being helped by rescuers on the ledge.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2025
In one harrowing scene, 14-year-old Cady is dangled over a ledge.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 June 2025
Another clip shot about a week later after some snow had melted on the rock ledge shows a fox taking the same route, then heading in the other direction for a stretch before returning to perch and then curl up on the ledge overlooking the valley.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
The victim told officials that he was bound at the wrists and drugged, shocked with electric wires, hit in the head with a firearm and dangled over a ledge at the top of stairs.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 May 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2025
In one harrowing scene, 14-year-old Cady is dangled over a ledge.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 June 2025
Another clip shot about a week later after some snow had melted on the rock ledge shows a fox taking the same route, then heading in the other direction for a stretch before returning to perch and then curl up on the ledge overlooking the valley.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
The victim told officials that he was bound at the wrists and drugged, shocked with electric wires, hit in the head with a firearm and dangled over a ledge at the top of stairs.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 May 2025
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“Ledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ledge. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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ledge
noun1
: a projecting ridge or raised edge along a surface
2
: an underwater ridge or reef especially near the shore
3
: a narrow flat surface or shelf
especially
: one that sticks out from a wall of rock
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