Sentence examples for settled on top from inspiring English sources

Two mattresses with the sheets pushed aside were on the floor, and we settled on top of them.

Still others, acknowledging the artifact's complexity, thought that it must have come from a much later shipwreck, which may have settled on top of the ancient ship (even though the Mechanism had plainly been crushed under the weight of the ship's other cargo).

But its roof apparently was unable to sustain a large amount of water that settled on top of it following heavy rains.

Once settled on top, we (along with some gull excreta) basked for about 10 minutes or so.

The manager tried to usher the bird outside, but it flew up and settled on top of a shelf, so he called 911 for a little assistance.

The warm air massed drift up from the Mediterranean and settle on top of the cold masses, producing fog.

Sea bass like to live inside the cars, while large flounder lie in the silt that settles on top of the cars, said Mr. Tinsman, the Delaware official.

The cat leaped onto the bed and stepped into the suitcase, settling on top of the papers, as if it knew that Nachman had been about to look at them.

In contrast, a class of girls confirmed the results of a science experiment "with the firsthand knowledge that when you're doing the dishes after your mother makes fried chicken, the oil always settles on top of the water in the sink".

The game came down to the final shot and Howard (Bunkie) Harmon slid his 42-pound stone perfectly, knocking his opponents' stones out of the house, or target, and settling on top of the button at the center of the bull's-eye to seal the victory.

Should they be attacked, rays have one weapon in their arsenal - a serrated, venomous-sheathed barb, four to eight inches long, that can be used to ward off enemies or someone settling on top of them.