perched

past tense of perch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of perched On a late summer morning in the Pacific Palisades, dozens of hummingbirds rise from the ashes of Spencer Pratt‘s scorched hillside property, where his 2,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home once perched. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 Dramatically perched on a cliffside, this gravity-defying marvel has weathered the rise and fall of empires. Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 Last year, moments included a violinist perched 15 feet in the air with a cascading 20-foot dress, a crew of mythic horsehead creatures, the Raven, the Jester, Cersei, and Arachnea. Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025 Jonathon Cooper, 10 days into a multi-national roadie and perched on the razor’s edge between a celebratory trans-Atlantic flight home and a silent one, was ready. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 Eleven days later, Sharon received a message through the Love Lost chat from a neighbor who spotted a cat perched on a roof near a vet's office. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Look for bald eagles perched in trees, tidepools gleaming with life, and dogs bounding through the surf. Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025 His reflective blue shades were perched atop a baseball cap, obscuring much of his face. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 The video clips show an Arabian leopard tearing into the rock hyrax while perched on a rock. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perched
Verb
  • Andy Richter and Emma Slater landed a 28 out of 40 for their Rumba, dedicated to his daughter.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are no direction markers, no information board to explain that here, nestled between an air-conditioner repair shop and a gaming cafe, lies one of Brazilian football’s holy sites.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Enchantment Resort is an upscale oasis nestled in the canyon.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The ex-councilor pleaded guilty on May 5 to two of six charges — one count of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a federal program — that had been lodged against her in a December 2024 federal indictment.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Sankei Shimbun reported that Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow through diplomatic channels.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In its new form, it is positioned well to bring its bold storytelling to audiences everywhere — while supporting artists at every stage.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • It was situated in an alcove, positioned in the shine of a colored light.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Perched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perched. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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