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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ceramic planters can break relatively easily, so keep them off high ledges and anywhere your kids and dogs can reach them!
—
Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
For all the talk about the most successful first-term agenda ever and a history-defying midterm election, Biden's team spent the wee hours of Thursday and all of Friday trying to talk Democrats off a ledge.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article A joyous weekend for a Brooklyn rabbi’s family turned into tragedy early Friday when a fire broke at his synagogue, leaving them trapped by a third-floor window ledge, fighting for their lives, FDNY officials and congregants said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024
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
See all Example Sentences for ledge 
Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
For all the talk about the most successful first-term agenda ever and a history-defying midterm election, Biden's team spent the wee hours of Thursday and all of Friday trying to talk Democrats off a ledge.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article A joyous weekend for a Brooklyn rabbi’s family turned into tragedy early Friday when a fire broke at his synagogue, leaving them trapped by a third-floor window ledge, fighting for their lives, FDNY officials and congregants said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024
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
See all Example Sentences for ledge
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'ledge.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near ledge
Cite this Entry
“Ledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ledge. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share