perch

Example Sentences

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An enormous pool anchors the backyard, and the home’s hilltop perch offers stunning views of the surrounding area.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

From her perch in New Orleans, she has also reported on natural disasters, the big business of Mardi Gras and her neighborhood peacock, Mr. P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Tesla, the 23-year-old company that brought green cars into the mainstream, has been pushed off its perch as the world’s top electric vehicle seller.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

To my increasingly normal perch atop an NH Collection hotel, this time the Calderón high above Rambla de Catalunya, I take Boldúman on a journey.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

As to what I dare, I’m a old bird now, as has dared all manner of traps since first he was fledged, and I’m not afeerd to perch upon a scarecrow.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens