How to Use roost in a Sentence

roost

1 of 2 noun
  • Search for roost sites along the way.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Police don’t rule the roost there.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
  • The pair spent the night in the nearby roost tree.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • And among those values, rule of law rules the roost.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
  • In both roosts, the parrots ate both colors from day one.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • Public land turkeys get blown off roosts.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Early geese come into a field low and hot off their roost or day loaf.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The toms were gobbling from the roost at first light, and pitched down into the field.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 18 Feb. 2021
  • At ground level, crews waited to see which trees the birds would choose for their roost.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Just above it, Petty pointed out a hawk roost.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Or toms will gobble hard on the roost, but clam up after flying down.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Once upon a time, these bats would have made their homes in forests, but none of these roosts were in such an area.
    — WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Levin’s tiramisu, buzzy with espresso, would be at home at an Italian roost.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
  • In more open spaces, flocks will crowd together for warmth and roost in groups overnight.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2019
  • Stealthily, from its roost on the ceiling, one bat reached out and purloined his sun hat.
    — Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Usually just by seeing them or the piles of guano that are left under their roost site.
    — Margeaux Sippell, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Excess is the privilege of those who rule the pop-culture roost.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023
  • An isolated bat roost may have brewed up a viral vintage found nowhere else in the world.
    — Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic, 29 June 2021
  • Keep your roost warm and toasty with this mountable heater when temperatures take a dip.
    — Bianca Rodriguez, Country Living, 19 May 2022
  • The gobbler thunders a response, flies down from the roost and gobbles again.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Smaller, rugged specimens of the plant roost on the rocky hillsides like ravens.
    — Miles W. Griffis, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Bats like to switch roosts every few days, so multiple bat houses in one area is a good idea.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This defiant guy decided to use a huge lumber pile as his roost for days.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The second half was your basic rock fight, with the defenses ruling the roost.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The roosts are places where bats can rest in the daylight from their periods of hunting insects at dusk.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 9 Nov. 2019
  • One of the two waiters, the one who didn’t make sandwiches and was always at the bar, was the one who ruled the roost.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Art critics—certain art critics, the happy few, the band of brothers—ruled the roost.
    — Roger Kimball, WSJ, 15 May 2018
  • Each night, the bats emerge from their roost, helping to keep the city free of mosquitos and other insects.
    — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In Vivaldi’s day, when castrati ruled the roost, the entire cast would have been male.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • In 2022, the left even has a shot in Colombia, where the right has long ruled the roost.
    — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021

roost

2 of 2 verb
  • Pigeons roost on the building's ledge.
  • When the young are strong enough, the robins may roost in big groups.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Create footholds for bats to roost.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Chickens can roost on trees and goats love to chew on them.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Leave the gate open and your chickens will come home to roost.
    — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Two ravens flew in a noisy pair, headed to roost — who knows where?
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022
  • All ducks and geese have to have open water of some kind to roost and loaf on.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2020
  • But the chickens coming home to roost doesn’t stop there.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Brannick knows his wife may be among the corpses coming home to roost.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Avoid contact with bats, sick pigs and areas where bats roost.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The birds have been roosting on the tower for more than 6 years.
    — Leah Asmelash and Hollie Silverman, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Ruling the horror roost for nearly three decades is no mean feat.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Hunting pressure will change up their patterns and roost sites even more.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 23 Mar. 2021
  • All these price hikes are now coming home to roost — in consumers' wallets.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Across the street, people roost on the curb, several hang out on their own porch.
    — Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
  • To do that, the US will need to bring enrichment home to roost.
    — Gregory Barber, Wired, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The chickens have a strange way of coming home to roost on The Chi.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
  • In the trees lining the avenues, thousands of fruit bats roost through the day and then take flight at dusk.
    — Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s what may be needed Now these failures are coming home to roost.
    — Jon Marcus, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Bats had been roosting in the trees where locals set up spigots to collect the tasty sap.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The chickens have come home to roost for the former president.
    — Aanu Adeoye, Quartz, 30 June 2021
  • In short, all of Europe’s green chickens are coming home to roost.
    — Allysia Finley, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
    — Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
  • If this still sounds abstract, here’s a story about chickens coming home to roost.
    — Robin Reichhardt, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Will roost inside home, that bright thing, the curved beak that indicates eagle and not raven.
    — Hazlitt, 17 May 2023
  • When used correctly, these decoys can scare away pesky birds who are trying to roost on your porch.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • Moths, on the other hand, don’t build burrows or nests and instead roost in trees and shrubs during the day.
    — WIRED, 12 June 2023
  • Some groups would also spend most of the day off on their own, then meet up with another pack of bird friends to roost at night.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The Chicken roosted in the stands during the first three or four years of his career.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2019
  • Ravens can fly 5 or 10 miles or more to roost — and commute, Sinnott said.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2022

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