How to Use "Frame" with Example Sentences

frame (n): the border that surrounds and holds a door, window or picture in place; the shape of the body

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Used with adjectives:

"I need to repair the window frame."
(window, door)

"I really like this picture frame."
(picture, photo)

"He built a metal frame for the chicken coop."
(metal, steel, wood, wooden, wire)

"He has a large frame."
(large, big, bony, lanky, lean, skinny)

"She has a petite frame."
(petite, slender, slight, small, thin, tall)

"He has an athletic frame."
(athletic, powerful, muscular)

Used with verbs:

"She has a slender frame."
(has)

Used with prepositions:

"We put the picture in a new frame."
(in)

"This style is good for women with petite frames."
(with)

frame (v): to border or surround something; to provide understanding; to put in a frame; to appear as if in a frame

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Used with nouns:

"That hairdo frames your face nicely."
(hairdo, hairstyle)

"Let me frame the concept in a different way."
(concept, argument, question, problem)

"She framed her baby's picture."
(picture, photo, painting)