How to Use A-frame in a Sentence

A-frame

noun
  • Keep reading to learn how to craft the A-frame.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • That is a super weird way to descend an A-frame net.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The set includes an A-frame storage rack to save floor space.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
  • The lantern, hung on the A-frame, swung like a pendulum.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Mid-century homes and A-frames see a 13% boost.
    — Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Trails, canoes, campsites and even A-frame tents are available right near the shore.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2023
  • This A-frame tiny home looks like it was plucked straight from my Pinterest dream mood board.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
  • For a sturdier feel, the ladder converts into an A-frame style.
    — Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Each A-frame above the zigzagging ceiling opens up during warmer weather.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Not so in this jaw-dropping A-frame that sleeps 10 of your luckiest pals.
    — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Made of solid wood, the 24-inch stools have square legs, a wide curved seat, and an A-frame design.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • A-frame trellises might be the sturdiest.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • Crews rigged ropes to an A-frame tripod and lowered rescuers into the shaft to retrieve the dog.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • This wooden swing set features classic A-frame styling and is crafted with sturdy cedar.
    — Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
  • A-frame chalkboards or sandwich boards are much larger two-sided chalkboards meant for outdoor or event use.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The city is also using larger A-frame signs during the rollout.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The structure is the original A-frame that was on the 5-acre property.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Beach villas are A-frame with soaring ceilings and sculptural pendant lights that look like the shells that line the beach in front.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • An A-frame can function just like a square frame for supporting tomatoes, but looks even more attractive.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
  • Eventually, the winding street on which the A-frame resides came into view.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
  • In the video, Erman claims the group’s A-frame blind is encroaching on his property line.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Advertisement Rodriguez walked over and set up a small metal A-frame.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The flagship glass-front A-frame can fit up to six people and shares access to the on-site sauna, fire pit, and private beachfront.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Rental villages of tepees, domes, A-frames and shipping containers sprawl across scrub-brush hillsides.
    — Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Dobson’s 1950 A-frame charm just may show up in a town near you, bringing the burgers right back to their roots.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Its A-frame lodge, centered on an open fireplace, and a small hotel next door barely seem to fit into the tight, sloping base area.
    — Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • So Antonia sends me up and down the A-frame, through the tunnel, over the seesaw, and then through the tire to the finish line.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • Imagine charming A-frame lodges and timber cabins, roofs caked with snow, clustered together at the foot of the mountains.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Her parents had built the house twenty-five years earlier—an A-frame surrounded by Douglas firs.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Some A-frame digital signs could also be permitted for businesses.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

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