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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
roost .
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Examples
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It is stated that hundreds of thousands of passenger pigeons would have roosted over creek and river bottoms in one flock alone!
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Of course, we had one particular tree in which we usually roosted, though we often roosted in other trees when nightfall caught us.
CHAPTER IV 2010
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Yes | No | Report from muskiemaster wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago i'd do it in the morning right at sunrise most turkeys are roosted and won't make a sound for something like that at night.
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It is stated that hundreds of thousands of passenger pigeons would have roosted over creek and river bottoms in one flock alone!
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You can get pretty close to roosted turkeys if you are early but be careful to not bump them from the roost.
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Yes | No | Report from muskiemaster wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago i'd do it in the morning right at sunrise most turkeys are roosted and won't make a sound for something like that at night.
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Bats roosted a few meters away, but a wider rollout of the trial was shelved due to the difficulty of sourcing supplies.
In Sydney, Unwanted Guests Urged to Find New Belfry David Winning 2011
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Secondary airports used to be the ticket to cheap fares because that's where discount airlines roosted.
Big Hubs Lure Back Fliers From Regional Rivals Scott McCartney 2011
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It wasn't until 1989 that bats again set up camp there during the day—nearly 70 years after they last roosted there.
In Sydney, Unwanted Guests Urged to Find New Belfry David Winning 2011
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You can get pretty close to roosted turkeys if you are early but be careful to not bump them from the roost.
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