perches

Example Sentences

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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

Bustos said he had worked at the 560-room oceanfront resort that perches on the Palos Verdes Peninsula since 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

He perches close, watching her with wide eyes.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate