How to Use A-frame in a Sentence

A-frame

noun

• The A-frame design features hinges at the top and shelves that increase in length from the top down.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• 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
• Use these measurements to find the length of the sloped sides of the A-frame with the Pythagorean theorem (a² + b² = c²).
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2023
• 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
• Eric Narosov has brought the one-story, A-frame home to market. www.alliebeth.com/associates/int.
  — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2023
• Trails, canoes, campsites and even A-frame tents are available right near the shore.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2023
• 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
• The event, which begins at 8 PM, is free, but tickets must be reserved for seats under the Miller's A-frame awning.
  — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 16 Mar. 2023
• In the video, Erman claims the group’s A-frame blind is encroaching on his property line.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2023
• This wooden swing set features classic A-frame styling and is crafted with sturdy cedar.
  — Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 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
• My father, Ara, and mother, Flora, found a simple A-frame house on the Southside and introduced themselves to the neighbors.
  — Mark Arax, New York Times, 1 June 2023
• Rental villages of tepees, domes, A-frames and shipping containers sprawl across scrub-brush hillsides.
  — Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2023
• Katherine purchased a lot on the island and began creating a model of her dream weekend cabin, which was an A-frame, of course.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
• 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
• The A-frame design with mesh and shooting cutouts allows for maximum concealment.
  — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023
• There are vintage side-by-side cabins, an A-frame cabin, tipi-style tent options, and the newest hickory tent cabin.
  — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 6 July 2023
• Andrew’s family lived a mile off the main road in a one-room, A-frame home that sometimes had no electricity or running water.
  — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
• From classic A-frames to Craftsman bungalows to beachy retreats to modern marvels to mountain homes, there was a lot of design eye candy to take in.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
• From the curved double driveway, a sidewalk of paving stones leads to the front porch of this home — once a nondescript A-frame — that mixes geometric shapes into a coherent whole.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• This summer, a new A-frame cabin in Wisconsin made its debut on Airbnb — and it's painted to resemble Swiss cheese in honor of the state's cheese-making heritage.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
• The mobile installation travels throughout L.A. on A-frame trucks.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
• Find modern A-frames with dog-friendly backyards, luxe chalets surrounded by mountain views, and even a treehouse amongst towering forests and hiking trails.
  — Kat Thompson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
• Where to Stay: A number of vacation rentals are available via Airbnb, including this charming A-frame cabin, which comes with four bedrooms, a full kitchen, and a large living room complete with an electric fireplace.
  — Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
• The eye-catching result, a pair of classic A-frame structures connected by an internal walkway, is hidden away on an elevated, 20-acre parcel and built on stilts above the sloping floor of the forest.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
• Castro Valley, California Floor-to-ceiling windows framing wooded hills give this 1974 double A-frame a treehouse feel.
  — The Week Staff, theweek, 14 May 2024
• On approach, the gravel parking lot is filled with stacks of camping gear and hulking 4x4s on massive, knobby tires; preposterously fluffy Icelandic sheep amble past A-frame cabins that dot the surrounding hills.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023
• Glampsites can be wildly imaginative and take on many forms, including tree houses, geodesic domes, and A-frame cottages.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
• The A-frame legs are positioned toward the table’s rectangular corners, opening up end space for additional seating.
  — Shannon Quimby, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
• The A-frame wood stand with glass bulb vases is perfect for propagating plant cuttings, offering both functionality and aesthetic appeal to your home.
  — Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 30 Aug 2024