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
Three dead trees that my not-always-reliable phone app identified as an Indian almond, bagpod and common fig, served as his perches.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025
Everyone fled to his own sleeping-place.The birds jumped on to their perches, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm was asleep in a moment.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
