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Example Sentences

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Last week, Letterman visited Colbert’s show, where both men took to the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater and hurled CBS property off the ledge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Tucked away in rural western Maryland, past a dead-end road cut off by railroad tracks, a stream runs cool and clear over a ledge dotted with snails.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

A dog has been rescued after falling through an overhanging ledge of snow and spending a wintry night out on a mountain in the Highlands.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Blake Gwinn and Izaac Brook of RBC Capital Markets said Warsh’s authority would erode quickly if he went too far out on a ledge.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

I crawled back along the ledge, trying not to look at the poor dead bird, its feathers blowing in the wind.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff