Sentence examples for it sits closer from inspiring English sources

It sits closer to north Africa than to Sicily and so for years has been on the frontline of the migration crisis, its fishermen and coastguard wearily accustomed to pulling desperate shipwreck survivors and the bodies of less fortunate travellers from the waves.

By lowering the Timeline navigation column, it sits closer to the feed of updates that actually moves when users click to view content from last month or last year.

Iran sells much of its oil to Europe; its 65m people are a good consumer market; it sits close to the Gulf and Central Asia.

The company said then that it viewed the spot as ideal for a commercial tower because it sits close to a subway stop, a Metro-North train stop and what will be the northern terminus of the Second Avenue subway.

It sits close to the surface in the Wall Street area, but then dips 150 feet below the surface, covered with soft sand and gravel, until 34th Street, where it stays near the surface through Central Park.

In addition, it sits close to the DRC's borders with Uganda and Rwanda and has been affected by influxes of refugees and militias during both the Congo civil war and the Rwandan genocide, as well as ongoing skirmishes with rebel groups.

It sits close to the ground, with comparatively large, thick wheels.

It sits close to the major Gulf oil fields and overlooks key shipping lanes in the Red and Arabian seas.

It is designed so that it sits close to the base of the neck (so close it's as if it's choking you).

By some means of reasoning, the wedding band should go on your finger first because it sits closest to your head.

Or, you could pass it to another classmate that sits closer to your friend than you do (make sure they are trustworthy and won't read it, throw it away or tell the teacher) and tell them to give it to your friend.