Captain Pouchot, astonished, as he says, to see them perched there, looked out to learn the cause, and saw that the enemy meant anything but surrender.
The small figure perched on the top of a large Saratoga trunk sprang down upon the floor, and stamped her foot so vehemently that the blue satin bow flew off from her tiny slipper.
Queenie stood meditating, with her head perched on one side like a little bird, her slender, arched brows puckered into a thoughtful frown.
The surrounding country is almost entirely inhabited by Miao-tzu, whose hamlets are perched on inaccessible hill-tops--stone refuges occupying the commanding heights.
A weary climb of two hours, past disused iron mines overgrown with brushwood, brought us to the Kuan-ai Customs barrier, perched on the summit of the range.
A small temple, perched on a rocky height, stands clear out of the waters in the northern part of the lake.
On the extreme top of five of the peaks are perched strong kraals, and in addition to these there are three small kraals on the side of the mountain; underneath each of the kraals are labyrinths of caves.
Also there were trees on which were perched birds of gold and silver.
In another moment a willow-warbler fluttered out; its flight was feeble, and as it perched again, Flip could see that it held on with some difficulty to the twig, for its right leg was injured.
He perched on a chimney whence he could see her on the nest, and also see the procession coming through from Buckingham Palace; and he described it all to her from his chimney, but what was the good of that?
Pipi tried all he could to make her come out; he perched on the bough above her and sang his best, so that her little black eyes twinkled, for she knew that music well; but still she hesitated.
Kelpie flew on to the college roof, perched on a chimney, and looked down.
So Mrs. Flip perched quietly on a bough hard by, for she was a sensible bird, or she would not have married Flip; and she had so often heard him talk of Pipi that she felt he must want sadly to hear the story.
Meanwhile Feltie had perched on a hedge some distance away, and began to look about him.
Just then a hearse with nodding black plumes came by loaded with boxes and bundles, on which were perched a woman and five children, the three youngest crowing and laughing in unconscious glee at their strange circumstances.
Of course," said Fulkerson, while Miss Woodburn perched on the arm of her father's chair.
Mela perched upon the stool with her back to the keys, and Beaton bent over Christine, who sat with a banjo in her lap, letting him take her hands and put them in the right place on the instrument.
The Robin's Seat was a favourite resting-place of these two married lovers, who fed the robins that came strutting about their feet, and even perched on their knees, asking a crumb.
Outside a couple of stone eaglesperched on the low roof, after the fashion of a bygone day.
In the wake of their magnificence two distended donkeys, on parodies of legs, staggered under loads more distended still, plump dhobies perchedcallously on the cruppers.
There she perched like a slim blue flower, dangling her tan-stockinged legs and shaking her hair at him like golden rain.
Two mounted police officers made abortive attempts to get a hearing; and a solitary Indian, perched on an electric standard, well above the congested mass, vainly harangued and fluttered a white scarf as signal of pacific intentions.
Thus then these two small birds, perched there, Breathed a strange riddle both did share Yet neither could expound.
I followed suit, and we were soon safely perched among the thick branches of a post-oak.
The Red Spark was not far from Halsey's office; it was perched high in a break of the city roof, almost directly over Park-Circle 29.
From the little circular helio cubby, perched here under the dome like an eagle's nest, I could see down all the length of the ship, and out the side ports of the dome to the blazing firmament.
Here the panorama was of a different kind; it represented scenes in India--the pursuit of deer and various kinds of smaller game, the hunting of the lion and the tiger by the the natives, perched on great elephants with magnificent trappings.
Janet and Verdet, perchedon the back of a chair, stammered the names of Hortense and Emile, as well as could be hoped.
As I stood watching the frail bark gliding away, two herons perched upon it, and it soon glided out of sight laden with its winged passengers.
At last his cry produced an answer, and at about a hundred yards from us, on the top of a not very tall oak, were perched three enormous pheasants.
Kate was gazing away out westward, where, high up on the hillside, Charlie Bryant's house was perched like an eagle's eyrie.
Certain it is, however, that her brooding eyes were turned, as they were so often turned, upon that little ranch house perched so high up on the valley slope.
Ty saw him and tapped the ball for a bunt toward third and beat it out while Larke perched safely on third.
Again Ross muffed the ball, and before he had recovered it the batter was safe and Clymer who had received the base on balls originally was perched on third.
Then Brest sacrificed and Warcford and Twitchell perched on third and second respectively.
Wilson hit a slow one to Johnny which he came in on and rolled around the sod while Jones, Knight and Wilson perched on the salt bags.
It seemed strange for the great beast with its gigantic power to be so obedient and docile to a couple of mere lads, and the insignificant mahout perched upon its neck.
Alais itself was of no importance, but along the way there were villages perched on hilltops, with castles crowning the high central points, all as picturesque and mediaeval as anything well could be.
Finally it was Peggy's own turn, and she sat perched on Arthur's knee, gazing into the dear, handsome face which had always been her ideal of manly beauty.
His father threw down his chisel, and catching him up in his arms perched him upon his shoulder and ran him up and down the room, while the little fellow shrieked with happiness.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "perched" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
