perches

Example Sentences

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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

Once inside, the bird perches on a carved head of Pallas before engaging the man in a strange conversation in which it repeats a single dread word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

As he perches on his make-shift bed, he tells me why he thinks prisoners make better soldiers than civilians who are mobilised.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

All of the train’s braking and acceleration came in jerks and shuddering decelerations that threatened to throw them off their perches.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi