leaning on
Example Sentences
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They will be leaning on that attacking flair and the return of rested stars.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
That resumption of flights will likely be welcome for NASA, which is leaning on Blue Origin to carry out its own lunar ambitions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
For Monterroso Mejia, becoming Valentina didn’t necessarily entail playing a character, but leaning on her lived experience as the child of immigrants existing in a bilingual place like Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
If tech founders want to stand out in an increasingly saturated and flattened market, they must bolster brilliant ideas by leaning on the one quality AI can’t emulate: humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Half a dozen soldiers, leaning on their spears, stood on each side.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
