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Example sentences for: perched

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By 1868 and the enactment of the Fourteenth Amendment, we were perched on the threshold of a constitutional revolution.
When mind and body are ready for a break from the rigors of cultural sightseeing, head down to the southern resort district of Arashiyama, perched along the Hozu River (or the Oi, as it’s also known).
Perched on a tiny rocky isle in Xihai Lake, it is a wonderful spot for a lake view and a picnic.
In the lobby, children waiting for music lessons bend over their homework, mom perched at their shoulder.
The Los Angeles Times notes that so many people died in the Turkish city of Izmut--located 65 miles east of Istanbul and perched over the epicenter--that the mayor turned the local ice skating rink into a backup morgue.