lean against

Example Sentences

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Children lean against a fence and wait to greet players during Dodgers spring training at Camelback Ranch in Arizona on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

That type of action often signals a washout, creating an attractive level to lean against on the long side.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

She said that at 3.5% to 3.75%, the Fed’s interest-rate target is still “a little restrictive,” meaning it is high enough to lean against inflation, which could eventually allow further cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

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 get out my lunch, push my locker closed, and then lean against it for a minute, watching everyone hustle by.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée