Sentence examples for lay nearest from inspiring English sources

Of the three, Nicaea lay nearest to Constantinople, between the Latin Empire and the Seljuq sultanate of Rūm; and its emperors proved worthy of the Byzantine traditions of fighting on two fronts at once and of skillful diplomacy.

Some lay near at hand.

Others lay near a crackling fire.

Puddles of blood lay near the house this morning.

Consol, whose mines lay near the lake, denied responsibility.

Tectonic evidence also suggests a tropical environment; North America lay near the equator during the Ordovician.

The flag staff, stripped of its national colors, lay near him.

Late Tuesday night, directly below the balcony, a pink slipper lay near a blue cap.

On Sunday, the bodies of six Qaddafi soldiers lay near the entrance.

A pistol, apparently dropped by one of the security aides, lay near his head.

A few larger industrial plants lay near the outskirts of the city.