Example sentences for: perched

How can you use “perched” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Built in 1962, the Pontinha tunnels its way straight through the middle of the old fortress, which until then was perched on top of a tiny island known as Looe Rock.

  • This fortified town perched high on its hill works a sober charm among the buff-stone 13th-century edifices of its Piazza dei Priori and adjacent Piazza San Giovanni.

  • This 17-story tower, perched on one of the best stretches of Waikiki oceanfront, is more deluxe than most Outrigger and related Ohana hotels.

  • It’s a handsome green iron structure with turul birds (see page 17) perched on a golden ball balancing on each pillar.

  • The following year, Poland’s Home Army initiated a surprise attack against the occupying Nazis in Warsaw, and awaited assistance from the Soviet Red Army, perched on the outskirts of the capital.


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