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Somnians Posted 6 years ago
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In a / the sea of sand

In the heart of Central Asia lies Khoresm, a small fertile area in __ sea of sand.

Usually we use 'the' with 'sea'. However, in this case it's not used in its direct meaning. So, which article works here best?

  

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In the heart of Central Asia lies Khoresm, a small fertile area in a sea of sand. This metaphor is a wonderful example of figurative writing in English.

  • In the heart of Central Asia lies Khoresm, a small fertile area in a sea of sand.
  • This metaphor is a wonderful example of figurative writing in English.
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In the heart of Central Asia lies Khoresm, a small fertile area in a sea of sand.

This metaphor is a wonderful example of figurative writing in English.

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