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

Her food and water are placed at ground level while the other parrots feed from perches in other areas.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Pulling up his laptop, Dallas shows off the art for a single: On a majestic winding Italian road, ian perches pensively on a white moped, in an all-white yacht outfit, barefoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

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

A man sits in the armchair with a woman balanced on his lap, and someone else perches on the arm, a can of soup in hand.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth