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• His ears perked up when he heard there would be ice cream.From the entry perk up
• It's an old-fashioned company, with parking spaces and other perks doled out on the basis of seniority.From the entry seniority
• His leporine ears perked up at the mention of dessert.From the entry leporine
• They said they'd never heard of medetomidine, but when the cop referred to it by its street name — rhino tranq — their ears perked up.From the entry street name
• They said they'd never heard of Mister Dzhugashvili, but when the cop referred to him by his street name — Stalin — their ears perked up.From the entry street name
• Some of these perks are absurd, mainly High-Caliber Rounds and Vorpal Weapon.2022 September 7, Charles Burgar, “Destiny 2: The 10 Best Scout Rifles For PvP, Ranked”, in TheGamer, archived from the original on 12 Dec…. From the entry three-tap
• With that said, there is a perk to Xiao being a selfish DPS.2021 February 23, Sid Natividad, “Genshin Impact: 5 Ways Xiao Is The Best DPS (And 5 Ways It's Still Diluc)”, in TheGamer, archived from…. From the entry selfish
• For almost a century, the Vogue treatment has been a perk of the first ladyship.2021 June 29, Katie Rogers, “Jill Biden will be on the cover of Vogue.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry first ladyship
• I love the perks of international business travel as much as the next corporate road warrior.2007 October 16, Brice J. Bay, “Thanks, but I’ll Have the Bat on a Stick Instead”, in New York Times. From the entry road warrior
• This can't happen all at once, says the nasty piece of perk, the old Houyhnhnm is hindsightly.1996, Christine Brooke-Rose, Remake. From the entry hindsightly
• A job at MAANG comes with global acknowledgment, huge opportunities of growth and exposure, hefty salary packages, and perks.2021 December 19, “How to get a tech job at MAANG (Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google)”, in Techgig. From the entry MAANG
• What flavour breezers do you have?” Peter perked up.2020 July 7, Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN. From the entry breezer
• Loading out on house-to-house can take many hours, but such routes have other perks, especially for someone who likes to mongo.2013, Robin Nagle, Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks, →ISBN. From the entry mongo
• Why wouldn’t populist jealousy be directed against bankers or CEOs, whose gluttony dwarfs the salaries and perks of any unionized workers?2011 April 9, Ken Lewenza, “Counterpoint: Fury of poor would erupt without unions”, in National Post, volume 13, number 138, Toronto…. From the entry garbage-collector
• The excitement engendered by the decision to die perked him right up; he had not felt so gay for ages.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 252. From the entry gay
• But a drink might perk me up.”1963, Zane Grey, chapter 12, in Boulder Dam, Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black. From the entry perk up
• Featuring a foldover design and made with water-repellent fabric, this bb has all the perks you'd expect from an A+ travel crossbody—a secure front pocket!2026 April 8, Megan Uy, “12 Best Crossbody Bags for Travel That’ll Hold All Your Stuff Without Messing Up Your Vacay Outfit”, in…. From the entry A+
• Your Soberversary A very little-known perk of sobriety is that you get to add a whole new celebration to the calendar – your sober anniversary!2021 January 14, Millie Gooch, The Sober Girl Society Handbook: An empowering guide to living hangover free, Random House, →ISBN. From the entry soberversary
• That one full second of cool air down below is one of the few perks of the day and of the job.2009, Terence Fitzgibbons, Assumed the Watch, Moored as Before: An Alternative Naval Officer's Guide, Xlibris, published 2009, →ISBN, page…. From the entry grundle
• A coffeepot was perking on a sideboy and the two men poured a cup of Kona before sitting down in comfortable leather covered chairs.2000, Robert William Bruce, Power Vortex. From the entry sideboy
• The mess was so overcrowded that hammock-slinging space became the perks of the badgemen the “jack-dusties” invariably slept in their store-rooms and offices.1982, Ray Sturtivant, Fleet Air Arm at War, page 14. From the entry dusty
• He perked up a bit at that, but I pretty soon unperked him, and at last we got going on the road to Stokenchurch.1926, Neville Shute, chapter 1, in Marazan, London: Cassell. From the entry unperk
• Just like Whisper of the Worm last month, Outbreak Perfected now has a craftable variant with a refreshed perk pool that makes it better than ever.2024 May 14, Kurt Perry, “Destiny 2 Exotic’s new craftable variant has made it a primary powerhouse”, in Dexerto. From the entry craftable
• "Pawternity leave"—time off specifically to tend to a new or sick pet—remains a niche workplace perk, but some members of the New York City Council want to change that.2024 November 15, Ray A. Smith, “Pet Sick Days are the New Employee-perk Battleground [print version: Time Off to Care for a Pet?…. From the entry pawternity leave
• It's very much counterable with perks, just bring Deliverance and don't get hooked first then go pull the person off the hook and unhook yourself at the last second.2023 January 13, usesPython, BHVR. From the entry counterable
• After all the perks are done, the artist would give a closing ment then the whole audience would get ready for the goodbye session as they exit the venue.2022 August 17, Lei Reyes, “Here's What It's Like To Attend Korean Fansigning Events In The Philippines”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from…. From the entry ment
• The first non-Purpose performance of the night was the Bieber classic "Boyfriend," and at this, the crowd perked up; Belieberism is strongly rooted in its original texts.2016 March 10, Dylan Rupert, “Justin Bieber Finds New 'Purpose' at Seattle Tour Kickoff”, in Billboard. From the entry Belieberism
• Besides the usual hipster internet start-up perks of free healthy snacks and a ping-pong table, there are two nap rooms you can book for 30-minute sessions.2014 March 22, Janice Turner, “Don’t mess with Arianna Huffington”, in The Times, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2021. From the entry HuffPoster
• I stand by the door, playing the role of greeter, accumulating lipstick impressions on my cheeks and, occasionally, a small gift -- a perk of the buy side.2013, Turney Duff, The Buy Side, →ISBN. From the entry buy side
• Ma regarded it as her right, one of the perks of early-morning charring up at the hospital, along with STs and Lifebuoy and government issue lavvy paper.2013, Jacqueline Jacques, Someone To Watch Over Me, →ISBN. From the entry lavvy paper
• For generations farmers had argued that tied cottages were a perk and necessary to keep good workers, yet the reality for literally thousands was very different.2003, Alun Howkins, The Death of Rural England, →ISBN, page 174. From the entry tied
• Lait and Mortimer presented the G-Girl as a sort of perk for hardworking politicians; snuggling on laps in smoke-filled rooms and never, ever, ever saying “no.”2001 July 25, Dahlia Lithwick, “G-Girl Confidential”, in Salon, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2021. From the entry g-girl
• Rosemary, brown bosom, flaming dress, flashing ring, high-heeled vigorously over Crabbe's large drawing-room as the sun set setting out nuts and pretzels, perking up nodding flowers.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 482. From the entry high-heel
• If the prestige option is selected, all unlocked weapons and perks are removed, so the player must earn them again on a second quest to hit the level 55 cap.2017, Bjarke Liboriussen, Brent Kice, Casey O'Donnell, Christopher Terry, Emma Whatman, Hsuan-Yi Chou, Jan Švelch, Mark D. Cruea, Shaojung…. From the entry second quest
• They perked up when I made references to the history of bisexual movements, and by the end of the semester they began to draw interesting connections between "bi" and "queer."2005, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Agatha Beins, Women's Studies for the Future: Foundations, Interrogations, Politics, Rutgers University…. From the entry q-word

Meaning of perk

1. noun Perquisite.
2. noun A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.
3. verb To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.

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How do you use perk in a sentence?

Perk is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.”

What is a short sentence with perk?

“I’ll perk some coffee.”

What does perk mean?

Perk means perquisite.