lean
Example Sentences
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Draghi's report will not be the only report leaders will be leaning on.
From Barron's
Cort resisted roles that leaned too heavily into eccentricity, rejecting a part, to his later regret, in the 1975 Oscar winner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
From Los Angeles Times
The U.S. leaned on fossil fuels to get through the storm.
As we zoom past another exit, Andre leans across Pierre’s cardboard box.
From Literature
Rowan, watching Allun's lean brown face in the firelight, saw that in a way he was caught between two people—in his own eyes, at least.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
