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

I would dance a few dances but mostly lean against a post and watch the action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 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

I lean against the wall, wishing I could go somewhere in case I cry.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari