perch
noun
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
has perched
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present perfectof perch (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the audience has perched between seasons, with little indication of whether the show will sufficiently account for its young stars’ off-camera maturation within the story once it returns.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025
On Irving Street, a main artery in the neighborhood of roughly 50,000 people, Marge Heard has perched by the window of the Last Straw, her jewelry store, overseeing neighborhood goings-on since 1975.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
The sculpture of the famed Hollywood actress has perched high above the “Four Ladies of Hollywood” gazebo — a statuesque gateway to the Walk of Fame — for the last 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2019
Her 4-year-old daughter has perched her Slapshot stuffed animal at the top of her bed frame and laid her Capitals jersey at the foot of her bed through the playoff run.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2018
All smiles and paint, the girls nevertheless seem to have no more relation to their gowns than a statue to the hat which someone has perched on its head.
From The Book of This and That by Robert Lynd
