Sentence examples for sit rather from inspiring English sources

Oddly, the mourners sit, rather than stand, at a funeral in a Russian church.

"What is it?" said one, settling to sit, rather pertly, on a nearby doorstep.

But some members of the tribe sit rather than stand during the performance, and boos clash with appreciative, deep-throated calls of "chieeef".

Foreigners vie for houses with the comforts of home, wanting electricity in relatively steady supply, preferring toilets that allow one to sit rather than squat.

The events of "The Running Mate" occur during the first two years of the Stanton administration, but except for their temporal proximity, they sit rather uncomfortably together.

These clips often sit rather strangely: in 2012 we saw Nicole Scherzinger in full Asda uniform, stacking supermarket chiller cabinets with Jahméne Douglas.

These days he sits rather quietly, politely answering questions.

But this stranger doesn't have a beard, and he sits rather than stands.

This sits rather uncomfortably with the religious righteousness of most pro-life advocacy.

In one, a lady sits, rather loftily, at a loom; in another, a woman prepares tortillas.

The huge Horniman walrus sits rather uncomfortably atop a fibreglass iceberg.