1.   The passengers were perched atop sacks of rice piled high in the back of the vehicle.

2.   The house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland.

3.   Belmontez was perched atop the press box when he felt a jolt go through his body, he said.

4.   For instance, the basketball spot featured play-by-play coverage of a college game in which a goalie was perched atop the net to prevent rival players from sinking baskets.

5.   Framed photographs of Turnbull with former presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush are perched atop the piano.

6.   He spoke as if they were perched atop the mast of a storm-tossed ship.

7.   His glasses are perched atop a ski-jump nose.

8.   I am perched atop a makeshift pen.

9.   Outside the beige-and-hunter-green centers, vehicles are perched atop mounds of rocks.

10.   The five Engs were perched atop a planter, but no one could spot her in the crowd.