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
The house — one level, bright and airy, with concrete floors to smooth the path of his wheelchair — perches at the end of a steep dirt road.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
It perches high on a crag overlooking Damascus, designed as an ever-visible reminder for the city's citizens of the all-seeing power of the Assads.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 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
They gorged on so many beechnuts and acorns that they sometimes fell off their perches and burst apart when they hit the ground.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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