lean over
Example Sentences
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“You no longer have to lean over and look out the window,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
After some of the most grueling points - and there were many - he would lean over with hands on knees or use his racket for support or pause to stretch his legs.
From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023
Like ghosts, buildings stripped of their facades still lean over now-vacant lots where houses and businesses once stood.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023
Sometimes pitcher Reid Detmers would lean over to help Wallach if he noticed something.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
Giant hydrangeas lean over, unable to hold high their giant blooms of pink, white, and lavender — now even heavier with the morning dew — from filling the spaces lining the path.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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