perches

Example Sentences

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From these suspended perches, scientists inspect thousands of broken objects and hundreds of elephant tusks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The office used to be one of the few perches prominent enough to attract national attention.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A trio of red, yellow and green parrots and cockatiels sit on wooden perches, oblivious to the piercing stare of a blue-eyed feline a few feet away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 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

She walks past me and perches on the table, her fingers curled around the edge.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth