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

So on less desperate days, he perches a bowl of ice cubes in front of a small fan to cool down his dormitory room - what he calls "a homemade air-conditioner".

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

The interviewer perches at the edge of her chair as if she knows the true interview is over.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez