lean against
Example Sentences
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The Treasury’s emphasis on short-term T-bill issuance and buybacks of longer maturities seems an attempt to lean against the market.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
But with inflation at 3% in the latest official data, some officials are reluctant to cut borrowing costs further and reduce the Fed’s lean against price increases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
In the picture, Cyrus dons a pair of green bunny ears and gives Hurley a kiss on the cheek as they lean against a wooden fence in a lush pasture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
The complex houses brick-latticed spaces showing some of Mr. Mahama’s best-known installations including “A Grain of Wheat,” for which several hundred upright medical stretchers lean against the gallery walls.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024
We move away from the curb and lean against the wall and he’s shaking, like he really doesn’t wanna be out here, and when he slides down to the ground, I go with him.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
