roost
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"Now the chickens are coming home to roost."
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
After hanging around for a bit, he headed out to roost and Jackie got some shut-eye.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
The turkeys would roost at night in trees before being encouraged down in the morning with food and then walking on again.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Overhead, I hear the trilling of birds calling to one another as they roost for the night and see glowing lights kindle in hollow knotholes as sprites come awake.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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