roost

Example Sentences

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There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

"That means American films frequently rule the roost," noted Variety Magazine, making the ceremony a better predictor for the Oscars, but reducing chances for local productions to shine outside the outstanding British film category.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

But all along it, aging chickens are coming home to roost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

This is a team of players who are simply not good enough without exception, and that lies with the board, so all in all, the chickens come home to roost.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

She descended from her roost, numb in her arms and legs from her entanglement in the rough limbs.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead