perch

The 36-year-old tower crane operator in Nashville, Tenn., who works 12-hour shifts, helps lift and move rebar and buckets of concrete from a perch often hundreds of feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Wilson remains influential on national defense spending from his senior perch on the Armed Services Committee.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In 2021, the star staked out an East Coast perch, picking up a Brooklyn waterfront condo in the stunning Quay building, the New York Post reported.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ground-nesting birds such as hen harriers rely on open, treeless bog, safe from predators that would otherwise perch and watch for prey, while the wet ground breeds the invertebrates chicks are fed on.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Sometimes the pheasants would perch on the lower branches of the trees.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Now, 100 years later, a rocking chair in the resort’s window-lined lounge remains one of the best perches for admiring the foliage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

On Centre Court he perches on the public seats on the lookout for any movement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Pistachio cold foam now perches atop iced coffees from nationwide chains, Dubai chocolate knock-offs sit at every grocery checkout stand and boutique patisseries fill croissants with pistachio butters and creams.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

The office used to be one of the few perches prominent enough to attract national attention.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

From those safe perches, many watched the incoming waves in shock.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Without him, Australia wanted their number three to feast at last chance saloon, where he has been perched for an eternity, on day two in Cape Town.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I think people are just desperate for a bit of normalcy," Falstad said, a baseball cap perched on his head in front of a Walmart.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The superb cast also includes Janai Brugger as the enslaved Mrs. Francis Hodge, perched on a tree branch, who demands revenge on the man who stole her children in a furious high soprano.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

She is perched on a couch in the presidential suite on the 24th floor of the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami, with a panoramic view of gray clouds hanging low over the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He followed the ship all the way back to the robot factory and perched himself up on the roof, but he didn’t know what to do next.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

There was a time, the woman said, when rolling down the road meant perching on her husband’s back seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

"One of the responding officers was able to gently coax the bird using food, and the parrot quickly became comfortable, even perching on the officer's hand and shoulder," the airport said in a statement.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

“Atlanta” built a Lynchian house for its “Teddy Perkins” episode, perching a namesake character buried under prosthetics within its dim innards.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

They also discovered that the feet are acutely sensitive to touch and this touch had a large representation in the brain, presumably to help with perching.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024

“Here’s what I sent her back,” Morrie told Koppel, perching his glasses gingerly on his nose and ears.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom