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perched

[purcht] / pɜrtʃt /


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As the camera follows a suburban Chicago street sweeper along its early morning route, it stops at a modest house, perched on the other side of the train tracks.

From Salon

And the previously published image with a young woman perched next to him on an armrest.

From BBC

C.C. was perched on a wooden table, looking down at a large open book.

From Literature

A churring squirrel was perched on an arm of the cross.

From Literature

Four-lane highways now dominate long stretches of the seaside, where the landmark sight of fishermen perched over the waves grows ever-rarer.

From Barron's