perch
Example Sentences
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They aim to unseat the mockingbird, which has held the top perch for 99 years, and crown the American flamingo state bird.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Later, back at NH Collection Suecia, Hemingway’s old Madrid address and my lucky perch for the week, I detour into the restroom.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
Our research has identified a link between those two developments, which means that trout, bass, perch and whitefish may become less common in unstocked lakes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
You write that she is “helicopter-dumping cash” from her perch as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, funding things like diabetes research and small-town breakwaters across Maine.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
Gum Baby scrambled up to her perch on my shoulder to look, and she gasped.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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