high perch
Example Sentences
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For the entire episode, which introduces the characters, Louie has ruled from his office cage, a high perch in the corner of the taxi garage, a glowering, irascible and larger-than-life figure.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2022
“The ocean is getting worse out there,” said Boardway, 71, as he checked out the center’s webcam, which from its high perch has a good view of the swells.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022
In subsequent data downlinks, Ingenuity may reveal what its own side-mounted color camera saw from its high perch.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2021
But from his eventual high perch, all he can see is how hollow that supposed meritocracy is.
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2020
The prisoner blinks down at the scene as if from a very high perch.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
