roost

Example Sentences

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There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

“The chickens are going to come home to roost and these companies will pay more sustainably over time,” Franklin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

At Real Madrid the squad's biggest names tend to rule the roost and despite a good start in terms of results, cracks began to show as Alonso's approach did not suit them.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

This is a team of players who are simply not good enough without exception, and that lies with the board, so all in all, the chickens come home to roost.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

If I found a nest of nightingale eggs or chicks, I was not to disturb it or the mother would abandon her roost and the chicks would die.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez