perches
Example Sentences
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Pistachio cold foam now perches atop iced coffees from nationwide chains, Dubai chocolate knock-offs sit at every grocery checkout stand and boutique patisseries fill croissants with pistachio butters and creams.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
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
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
They harvested birds for the next hour, and the next hour, until the sun sank low and the remaining birds withdrew to their perches for the night.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
