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She had figured out that it was roosting with 3cry on the ledge near her habitat, and came to visit for what she called “study sessions.”

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2018

Now she was roosting comfortably in the stern, nibbling bits of jerky and reciting random lines from Charles Dickens and 50 Tricks to Teach Your Dog.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

He looked up to the closet shelf, where Nipper was roosting.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

There, on a brand above his head, a wonderful bird was roosting.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

One night the little brown hen was roosting alone in the top of the hen-house.

From The Little Brown Hen Hears the Song of the Nightingale & The Golden Harvest by Van Dresser, William T.