Pronunciation of the English word perched.
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1. | The eagle perched atop the cliff, scanning the valley spread out beneath it. | |
2. | A parrot was perched on the captain's shoulder. | |
3. | Anne, who was perched on the edge of the veranda, enjoying the charm of a mild west wind blowing across a newly ploughed field on a gray November twilight and piping a quaint little melody among the twisted firs below the garden, turned her dreamy face over her shoulder. | |
4. | An owl is perched on the green tree. | |
5. | I have a dream where I have to climb to the sixth level of a flimsy, multi-story tent which is perched on the top of a skyscraper. | |
6. | One perched, Celaeno, on a rock, and lo, / thus croaked the dismal seer her prophecy of woe. / "War, too, Laomedon's twice-perjured race! / War do ye bring, our cattle stol'n and slain? / And unoffending Harpies would ye chase / forth from their old, hereditary reign?" | |
7. | Civita, which dates back to Etruscan times and is perched on a small plateau of progressively eroding volcanic stone, will likely be visited this year by 800,000 tourists — a large number of them Chinese. | |
8. | A bird was perched on the road sign. | |
9. | As they arose to leave the fountain which had been witness of their mutual engagement, an arrow whistled through the air, and struck a raven perched on the sere branch of an old oak, near to where they had been seated. | |
10. | An elaborate temple-like structure perched on an apartment block in southeastern China is an illegal hazard that should be torn down, residents say. |