roost
noun
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
have roosted
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present perfectof roost.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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For decades the monarchs have roosted on the Morro Bay Golf Course, owned by San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Up to 75 birds have roosted there, he said, “but they don’t come back unless we’re there to do a playback.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2019
Mine too, thy lofty Justice Hall, with its one chair of authority, high-backed and wickered, once the terror of luckless poacher, or self-forgetful maiden—so common since, that bats have roosted in it.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
