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

Chelsea - or indeed United - haven't ruled the roost since, amid an extensive turnover of players and coaches.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

For generations City played second fiddle in their own backyard to United, but they have ruled the roost over their local rivals since Alex Ferguson departed Old Trafford in 2013.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

But all along it, aging chickens are coming home to roost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The chicken came home to roost about a month later.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover