perched

[US]/pɝtʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. situated at a high point
v. to roost

Example Sentences

Eve perched on the side of the armchair.

a town perched on top of a hill.

A raven perched high in the pine.

Birds perched on the branch.

The bird perched on a big branch.

There is a seagull perched atop the mast.

The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside.

The phone was perched precariously on the window ledge.

the weathervane is perched atop the Great Tower.

the fortress is perched on a crag in the mountains.

they sat drinking, perched on the wonky stools.

The child perched the glass on the edge of the counter.

The village is perched on top of a high hill.

He perched on a tall stool by the bar.

a herring gull perched on the rails for most of the crossing.

he perched on the edge of the bed, a study in confusion and misery.

Peter perched a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose.

Real-world Examples

Raven on a wire. A gloomy portent, precariously perched.

Source: BoJack Horseman Season 3

She was perched on a tall narrow stool.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

There's a globe perched on his cupboard.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Harry had perched the chocolate cakes on the end of the banisters.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Pre-Covid, she will be perched next to the conductor.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Managers perched on the mezzanine but still open.

Source: Vox opinion

Visit Ferien, a village perched atop a cliff.

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

The path led to a tiny village perched on the steep sides of a mountain.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

He turned himself into a sparrow and perched on a branch.

Source: Journey to the West

I hoisted myself up to the crosstrees of the mizzen sail. Some officers were already perched on the mastheads.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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