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Roost in a sentence

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Roost | Roosters | Rooster | Roosting | Roosts | Roosted | Roosterettes

Roost meaning

  1. The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
  2. A group of birds roosting together.
  3. A bedroom.

Synonyms of Roost

perch steady down take root root settle sit down sit rest shelter settle down

Related words

Other words often associated with Roost or its synonyms:

set place pose lay position put stabilise stabilize arise stand seat lie

Using Roost

  • The main meaning on this page is: The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch). | A group of birds roosting together. | A bedroom.
  • Useful related words include: perch, steady down, take root, root.
  • In the example corpus, roost often appears in combinations such as: the roost, to roost, roost in.

Context around Roost

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bat 3× mallard 1× preliminary 1× established 1×

Often after:

site 3× please 1× west 1× demands 1× features 1× public 1× assessment 1×

Sentence patterns with Roost

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

home to roost 3× a bat roost in your 1× a bat roost please contact 1× a preliminary roost assessment has 1× an established roost site at 1× dusk to roost in coastal 1× from the roost which collected 1× from their roost site at 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an established roost 1× at its core 1× between exploring the 1× corruption will rule 1× everybody who visits 1× he rested then 1×

Common sentence endings:

home to roost 3× 13 of votes 1× all but deserted 1× bat roost features 1× for detailed advice 1× in coastal marshes 1×

Words around Roost

Just before it in the word index:

rooskrantz 2 roosh 2 roosevelt 1.064 roose 12 roosboom 2 roosa 8

Just after it in the word index:

roosted 4 rooster 142 roosterettes 4 roosters 172 roosting 30 roosts 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

abnormally 115 acrobatic 115 adm 115 allusions 115 amenable 115 anastasia 115

Corpus analysis for Roost

  • In this selection, "roost" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bat, mallard, preliminary, site, please and west stand out and add context to how "roost" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include home to roost and a bat roost in your. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "roost" sits close to words such as abnormally, acrobatic and adm, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with roost

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Crossovers rule the roost, still. (5 words)

It was followed by the Maricopa Cheesesteak from The Roost, which collected 13% of votes. (15 words)

Now the day of reckoning has arrived and the cut-price chickens are coming home to roost. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

In planning documents, they noted: 'We note that the Bat Survey Report (TMA Ltd, April 2023) for the conversion of the barn to a residential annex building will result in the loss of a number of known bat roost features. (40 words)

Everybody who visits Kasanka National Park in Zambia during "bat season" agrees that the evening emergence of African straw-colored fruit bats from their roost site is one of the wildlife wonders of the world. (35 words)

We travelled around Angus and south Aberdeenshire, following the geese from their roost site at Montrose Basin to various feeding grounds on farmland, and then back to the roost in the evening. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

If you’re worried about a bat roost in your house, or you think you’ve accidentally disturbed a bat roost, please contact the Bat Conservation Trust for detailed advice.

We travelled around Angus and south Aberdeenshire, following the geese from their roost site at Montrose Basin to various feeding grounds on farmland, and then back to the roost in the evening.

Between exploring the city he previously only knew through Google Images and rolling out an entirely new menu for Roost, he’s kept himself busy.

Corruption will rule the roost, to use an old cliche, because the top cock is back in town, even though the military brass remain in power.

Crossovers rule the roost, still.

Everybody who visits Kasanka National Park in Zambia during "bat season" agrees that the evening emergence of African straw-colored fruit bats from their roost site is one of the wildlife wonders of the world.

He rested, then continued to Monticello, Utah, where he tried to hire a guide to lead him to Robber’s Roost, west of Canyonlands.

He rules the roost, demands dinners comprised of candy and peanut-butter-coated hamburgers, and, if his authority is challenged, subjects his relatives to grotesque punishment.

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In planning documents, they noted: 'We note that the Bat Survey Report (TMA Ltd, April 2023) for the conversion of the barn to a residential annex building will result in the loss of a number of known bat roost features.

Investigators concluded that Lehman and Bandy took Bandy's Oldsmobile and, 'with premeditated malice', snatched her from the road and took her to the 'Mallard Roost public access site' in Noble County.

It may just be that the debt monster plaguing the world’s largest deadbeat nation may be the proverbial chickens coming home to roost.

It was followed by the Maricopa Cheesesteak from The Roost, which collected 13% of votes.

Lamps were necessary in dwellings and stores, cattle came to the barns as for the night and hens went to roost.

Mr Prescott's report said: "Regarding bat roosting potential, a Preliminary Roost Assessment has been submitted in support of the application.

Now is the time to stand in awe – no other word will do – and watch their great hordes coming through the dusk to roost in coastal marshes.

Now, the chickens have come home to roost, with the Indigenous People of BiafraEastern Security Network (ESN) as the culprits; and Nigerians are living with the consequences.

Now the day of reckoning has arrived and the cut-price chickens are coming home to roost.

So in essence, lets see what happens to KC, then Cincy then Philly when the chickens (the QB and a few WR contracts) come home to roost.

An established roost site at a property in Buckfastleigh, home to an estimated 2,000-plus greater horseshoe bats, has been all but deserted.

At its core, this is a retrofitted throwback to simpler times, when wholesome family values and old-school gender roles ruled the roost.

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Common combinations with roost

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "roost" in a sentence?
An example: "If you’re worried about a bat roost in your house, or you think you’ve accidentally disturbed a bat roost, please contact the Bat Conservation Trust for detailed advice." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "roost" from authentic English texts.
What does "roost" mean?
Roost means: The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
What are synonyms of "roost"?
Common synonyms of "roost" include: perch, steady down, take root, root, settle, sit down, sit, rest. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "roost" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "roost", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.