Sentence examples for it merely sits from inspiring English sources

I feel no need for my desktop keyboard to be wireless since it merely sits in front of my computer.

Does it swim around rapidly when seeing you, or does it merely sit at the bottom and sulk?

Food and design are such obvious natural allies: how you present food and all the design aspects that surround it can work together to make it a much more interesting concept than something that merely sits on a plate.

It should not be violent, but it should do more than merely sit in the oil.

It would be untrue to say he merely sat back and steered the boat home, but he was not about to go hell for leather with the gold signed, sealed, and all but delivered.

Despite getting an exemption, the NRA announced that it is not actually going to help lobby for the bill's passage, just merely sit out the fight.

It is also one of a subset of festival shows that ask audiences to do more than merely sit in a dark proscenium space and observe from afar.

Having been part of Alan Shearer's side which suffered relegation in 2009 he knows St James' does not merely sit in the heart of the city and dominate its skyline but also exerts a heavy influence on its mood, the prosperity of its businesses and its tourism figures.

Opposing defensive midfielders merely sat on him, choking his style.

He merely sat for the photographers and TV cameras, occasionally tilting his head at the to-do he had caused.

Although he scorned historians who merely sat in their studies, he also condemned petty histories of small corners of the world.